Types of Irony

George breaks a date with his girlfriend so he can go to a ball game with the guys. At the concession stand, he runs into his girlfriend with another guy. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

You are watching a horror movie. You know that the bad guy is waiting for the main character in the closet, but the character doesnʼt know and unknowingly opens the closet door. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

As you walk outside into the pouring rain, your friend sarcastically comments, “What lovely weather weʼre having today.” What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A police station gets robbed. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

When watching a talk show, the audience knows why a person has been brought on the show. However, the person in the chair does not know that they are going to be reunited with a long-lost friend. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4