3 Types of Irony :
3 Types of Irony Dramatic Irony: occurs when the meaning of a situation is understood by the audience, but not by the characters.
Example: In Romeo and Juliet,
we, the audience, know that
Juliet is not dead, but Romeo
does not.
3 Types of Irony :
3 Types of Irony Situational Irony: the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
Example:
You would
not expect
pictures of
a man smoking
a pipe with
non-smoking
sign on it.
3 Types of Irony :
3 Types of Irony Verbal Irony: a contradiction between what is said and what is meant.
Examples:
Someone screams “QUIET”
Saying “Oh great” after something bad happens
Stating “It’s beautiful out” when it’s raining
Puns!!!! :
Puns!!!! Examples of puns
I wanted to be a doctor, until I realized I didn’t have the patience for it.
A boiled egg in the
morning is hard to
beat.