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IRONY
Irony involves surprising, interesting, or
amusing contradictions. When a story uses
irony, something unexpected happens.
Irony creates a difference between what is
expected and what happens
SITUATIONAL IRONY
When something happens that directly contradicts the
expectations of the characters or the audienceThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz . Dorothy travels to a wizard and fulfills his challenging
demands to go home, before discovering she had the ability to go back home all the time.
Back luck: A malfunctioning car is being towed--- Situational Irony: A tow truck is being
towed
Bad Luck: a building burns down—Situational Irony: The firehouse burns down
Bad Luck: A man falls in a swimming pool—Situational Irony: A man steps to the side to
avoid falling in a puddle, but ends up falling in a swimming pool
Harry Potter #7—No Spoilers
VERBAL IRONY
Something contradictory is said
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo
"Oh Great" after something rotten happens is verbal irony.
A boy steps in big puddle of water by mistake, and his friend smiles kindly, starts to help
his friend up and remarks, "well now, don't you have all the luck!"
When a mother walks into a room and sees that her children, instead of doing their
homework, are playing video games, she gives them a stern look and says, "Once you're
done with your very important work there, let's take some time out for recreation in the
form of some chemistry problems.”
Donkey: Can I stay with you? Please?
Shrek: Of course.
Donkey: Really?
Shrek: NO.
DRAMATIC IRONY
The audience is aware of something that the character or
speaker is not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U#t=153In The Lion King, Simba goes throughout the film until near its end believing
that he was responsible for his father, Mufasa's, death. However, the audience
knows that it was actually Simba's uncle Scar who killed Mufasa.