1. Irony
2 Kinds of Irony

2. What is Irony? Irony is about expectations.
Definition of Irony: the opposite of what is expected.
2 kinds of irony
Verbal
Situational

3. Verbal Irony A character says one thing but means the opposite
Also called sarcasm or being sarcastic.
Examples
“The locker room smells really good.”
“Awesome! Another homework packet!”

4. Verbal Irony
What is ironic about this statement?

5. Verbal Irony
With your elbow partner, give an example of verbal irony.

6. Situational Irony
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected.
Something about the situation is completely unexpected.
Example
Bill Gates (the inventor of Microsoft) uses an Apple computer.

7. Situational Irony Examples
What is ironic about this picture?

8. Situational Irony
With your partner, come up with other examples of situational irony.

9. Review Something that is ironic turns out to be…
the opposite of what is expected.
If it’s the opposite of what is said, like sarcasm, it’s…
Verbal irony.
If the ending is the opposite of what was expected, it’s…
Situational irony.

10. Practice Work with a partner to:
Identify the type of irony in each reading passage: verbal or situational
Explain how you know the writer is using that type of irony.

11. Situational Irony examples
A list of stories we’ve read so far with situational irony (for the wksht.):
“Cemetery Path”
“Worst Friends”
“Smart Ice Cream”