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1、Example: a fire station burns downDefinition: a contrast between what is expected and what actually happensSituational: something happens that we wouldnt expect to happenExample: a fire station burns downDramatic: the reader knows something the characters do notVerbal what is said is different than
2、what is meantHome Alone: We know that Kevin has planted traps every where, but the thieves dont!You tell someone to break a leg but you mean for them to have good luckIdentify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal1. George breaks a date with his girlfriend so he can go
3、to a ball game with the guys. At the concession stand, he runs into his girlfriend with another guy.A: SITUATIONAL IRONYn nWe do not expect George to see his girlfriend with another guy.SITUATIONAL IRONYWe dont expect a FITNESS CENTER to have an escalator because they cause you to burn LESS calories
4、.3. You are watching a horror movie. You know that the boogey man is waiting for the main character in the closet, but the character doesnt know and unknowingly opens the closet door.A: DRAMATIC IRONYn nYou, as the audience, know something that the main character does not.A: Situational Ironyn nYou
5、wouldnt expect to see a Pepsi delivery man drinking a Coke!5. As you walk outside into the pouring rain, your friend sarcastically comments, “What lovely weather were having today.A: VERBAL IRONYn nYour friend is saying that it is lovely weather but what she means is just the opposite. It is a very
6、dreary day.SITUATIONAL IRONYThe guy is calling the protestors stupid, but he spelled, “morons wrong!n n7. A police station gets robbed.A: SITUATIONAL IRONYn nWe wouldnt expect a POLICE STATION to get robbed. They investigate robberies! SITUATIONALThe van drove into a “School of Safe Driving . Hahaha
7、hahaha! We wouldnt expect that. 9. Your date for the school dance shows up in ripped jeans and a stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, “Oh! I see you dressed up for the occasion.A: VERBAL IRONYn nWhat youve said is different than what you mean. You mean that your date hasnt bother to dress up at a
8、ll, but that isnt what you said!SITUATIONAL IRONYn nIt is ironic that a McDonalds sign is beside a sign about obesity!11. When watching a talk show, the audience knows why a person has been brought on the show. However, the person in the chair does not know that they are going to be reunited with a long lost friend.A: DRAMATIC IRONYn nThe audience knows information that a character does not! (We know why the person has been brought on the show, but they dont!)SITUATIONALn nWould you expect someone that lives here to specialize in complete home repair?The End!
