Puns and Verbal Irony

humorous meaning is the opposite of the literal/actual meaning (what is expected is very different from what actually happens). There are three types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Slapstick

contrast between the literal interpretation of a statement and its implied meaning.

• verbal irony

• structural irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

if it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!”

• irony

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• satire

• Pun

• Allusion

• Verbal Irony

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• Allusion

• Verbal Irony

• Pun

• Allusion

• Verbal Irony

Pun

Allusion

Verbal Irony

• Pun

• Allusion

• Verbal Irony

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• Allusion

• Verbal Irony

Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

• Saying 'What a pleasant day!' during a storm

• A fire station burning down

• A character in a play knowing less than the audience

• A comedian slipping on a banana peel