Figurative LAnguage: Irony

What does "Irony" mean?

• When the audience knows something the characters do not.

• When what happens is different from what you expect.

• Saying the opposite of what you mean, often to be funny or make a point.

• When someone says the opposite of what they really feel, often sarcastically.

What does "Verbal Irony" mean?

• When the audience understands the situation but the characters do not.

• When what we expect to happen is different from what actually happens.

• Saying the opposite of what you mean, usually to be funny or make a point.

• When someone says the opposite of what they really feel, often in a sarcastic way.

What does "Situational Irony" mean?

• When the audience understands the situation but the characters do not.

• When what we expect to happen is different from what actually happens.

• Using words that mean the opposite of what you really mean, often to be funny or emphasize a point.

• When someone says the opposite of what they really feel, often in a sarcastic way.

What does "Dramatic Irony" mean?

• When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

• When what you expect to happen doesn't happen.

• Saying the opposite of what you really mean, often to be funny or make a point.

• When someone says the opposite of what they really feel, often in a sarcastic way.

What kind of irony is it when the audience knows something that the characters do not?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• General Irony

Which kind of irony is like sarcasm?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• General Irony

What kind of irony happens when something different from what you expect occurs?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• General Irony

What type of irony is it when someone says the opposite of what they really mean?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• General Irony

What kind of irony is used to be funny or to make a point strongly?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• General Irony

Irony is when something happens that is 

• not true

• funny

• surprising

• not important

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