IRONY

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF IRONY:

1.SITUATIONAL IRONY

2.DRAMATIC IRONY

3.VERBAL IRONY.

SITUATIONAL IRONY:

-When the unexpected happens in a situation (usually negative)

EXAMPLE:A girl buys a gun to protect herself. She is

mugged and the thief steals her gun and shoots her with

it.

VERBAL IRONY:

-When what is said is the opposite of what is

meantEXAMPLE: My brother eats all of the cereal, and I say,

“GREAT! I was really hoping to starve today.”

DRAMATIC IRONY:

-when the audience knows something the characters

don’tEXAMPLE: The audience knows that Juliet is dead but the

characters (especially Romeo) don’t