Types of Irony Quiz

What type of irony is it when you say the opposite of what you mean?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

What type of irony is it when the reader knows more than the characters do?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

What type of irony is it when something happens that is the opposite of what you expect?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Your partner shows up in wrinkled jeans, a stained t-shirt, and dirty sneakers. With a smirk, you say, "Oh! I see you dressed up for our date. We must be going somewhere fancy!"

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

Moviegoers see a man walking in the woods and a poisonous snake waiting on the path ahead. The man keeps walking toward the snake.

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

The dish you are cooking calls for 1 teaspoon of salt, but you've put in 1 tablespoon of salt, which is the equivalent of 3 teaspoons. When your guest tastes the dish, she winces, reaches for a glass of water, and tells you the dish needs more salt.

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

In the short story The Gift of the Magi, a young couple each sacrifices their most prized possession to buy a gift for the other. The wife sells her long hair to buy a chain for her husband's pocket watch, while the husband sells his watch to buy combs for his wife's hair. The irony lies in the fact that both gifts are rendered useless by the sacrifices made, as the wife's hair is cut and the husband no longer has a watch.

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

In a competitive eating contest where participants are challenged to eat as much meat as possible, a vegan unexpectedly wins. This outcome would be an example of an irony because it goes against the expectation that a meat eater would have an advantage in such a competition.

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

The owner of a high fashion store will sometimes pretend to be a salesperson behind the counter. While packing up a sale, she asks a customer how she’s been treated at the store. “All right,” the customer says, “but if all your salespeople cared as much as you, this would be a much better store.”

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A