IRONY
the opposite of what is expected IRONY the opposite of what is expected
TYPES of IRONY
VERBAL
when someone says the opposite of what they really mean VERBAL when someone says the opposite of what they really mean HR: Grading papers is the number one thrill in my life.
VERBAL
DRAMATIC
In Romeo and Juliet, we know Juliet is not dead; Romeo doesn’t DRAMATIC audience knows more about what's going on in a story than the characters do In Romeo and Juliet, we know Juliet is not dead; Romeo doesn’t
DRAMATIC
SITUATIONAL
SITUATIONAL outcome of a situation is the opposite of what you expected it to be Walter the Farting Dog’s farts save the family from being robbed
SITUATIONAL