Identifying Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. Despite being a professional chef, Alex burns toast every morning.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. As the hurricane rages outside, Bob looks out the window and says, "What lovely weather we're having today!"

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. In a horror movie, the audience knows the killer is hiding in the closet, but the character, unaware, decides to hide there.  

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. A teacher asks a student if they understand the concept of gravity, to which the student confidently explains it incorrectly. The teacher continued asking questions to help the student to reveal their misunderstanding.  

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. During a debate on environmental policies, a seasoned environmentalist feigns ignorance and asks a corporate spokesperson to explain why certain pollution controls are deemed too expensive and unnecessary. The spokesperson inadvertently admits through the conversation that the corporation prioritizes profits over environmental health, revealing a lack of genuine concern for sustainability.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. A lifeguard at the beach drowns on the first day of summer.  

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. A student says to a teacher after receiving a low grade on an essay, "Thank you so much, I always wanted to fail this class!"  

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. In a famous detective novel, the reader knows who the murderer is from the start, but the detective solves the case only in the final pages.  

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. A famous hacker writes and sells millions of copies of a book on cybersecurity that promises to make anyone's data completely secure, but then his own personal data is stolen using methods he described in his book.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony

1. What type of irony is this?

2. In a company, sometimes the decision about who will get a promotion is made long before it is announced. Co-workers might be aware of who the new manager will be, but the person who gets promoted only finds out at the announcement, along with any other colleagues still in the dark.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Socratic Irony