Situational Irony Situational irony is an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

Examples of Situational Irony A fire station burns down. A police man gets arrested. A hairdresser having a bad hair day. A pick pocket stealing money from a pick pocket that had stolen from him. Stepping aside to avoid a puddle and falling into a swimming pool. Donald Trump getting “fired.” Snooki lecturing at the ivy league school, Rutgers University.

Directions On a separate sheet of notebook paper number 1-4. Be sure to write your name! You will be turning this in. On a separate sheet of notebook paper number 1-4. Be sure to write your name! You will be turning this in.

NUMBER 1: Write 1-2 sentences explaining how this picture is an example of situational irony. What is ironic about the picture?

NUMBER 2: Write 1-2 sentences explaining how this picture is an example of situational irony.

NUMBER 3: Write 1-2 sentences explaining how this picture is an example of situational irony.

Your Turn NUMBER 4: come up with your own example of situational irony and write it for Number 4. (1-2 sentences). HELP: Definition of Situational Irony – Situational Irony is an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected. – You expect something to happen a certain way, however, it doesn’t work out at all like you expected. – What makes it ironic is the fact that you wouldn’t expect that to happen—think about the fire station burning down or policeman being arrested. NUMBER 4: come up with your own example of situational irony and write it for Number 4. (1-2 sentences). HELP: Definition of Situational Irony – Situational Irony is an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected. – You expect something to happen a certain way, however, it doesn’t work out at all like you expected. – What makes it ironic is the fact that you wouldn’t expect that to happen—think about the fire station burning down or policeman being arrested.