Comedy Terminology

In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony 
• situational irony
• none of the above

A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “Wonderful weather we’re having!”

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• none of the above

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does this photo show dramatic irony? (click the text to see the picture)

• The prisoner thinks he's escaping but we know he's in for an unpleasant surprise
• You don't expect an outhouse (toilet) to be next to a prison
• The prisoner is clearly sarcastic
• All of the above

The main purpose of Satire is to...

• Agree with something

• Make people laugh

• Criticize something

• To bring about change by exposing faults

Irony usually involves something that is 

• false
• silly
• unexpected
• unimportant

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CCSS.L.8.5A

When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called

• a surprise resolution
• situational irony
• suspense
• dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt

• pun

• sarcasm

• satire

• dramatic

Which two things often occur simultaneously? Verbal irony and:

• Sincerity
• Sarcasm
• Hatred
• Confusion

what is a pun?

• words that are sound the same but spelled different

• an idiom

• play on words: a joke

• A kind of Pringle

• Pun

• Understatement

• Verbal Irony