1. Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal
Types of Irony
Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal

2. Instructions
On a piece of notebook paper, set up a Cornell Notes page.
Record the type of irony in the left column
Make notes about the type of irony in the right column.

3. Irony: A discrepancy between appearance and reality
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Irony: A discrepancy between appearance and reality

4. Types of Irony Situational Irony
A discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Situational irony occurs when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens.

5. Situational Irony –Example
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Situational Irony –Example
An example would be when someone buys a gun to protect himself, but the same gun is used by another individual to injure him. One would expect that the gun would keep him safe, but it has actually caused him injury.

6. Situational Irony – Not coincidence or bad luck
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Situational Irony – Not coincidence or bad luck
When someone washes his car and it rains, that is just bad luck; nothing led him or her to think that it would not rain. However, when a TV weather presenter gets caught in an unexpected storm, it is ironic because he or she is expected to know the exact weather changes.

7. “Rain on your wedding day” is not ironic.
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Situational Irony
For situational irony to occur there has to be something that leads a person to think that a particular event or situation is unlikely happen.
“Rain on your wedding day” is not ironic.

8. Types of Irony Dramatic Irony
Discrepancy between what the speaker says and what the audience knows to be true.

9. Types of Irony Dramatic Irony
Occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of.

10. Dramatic irony is popular in movies, books, plays, and poems.
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Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony is popular in movies, books, plays, and poems.

11. Dramatic Irony – Example
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Dramatic Irony – Example
An example of dramatic irony is seen in a movie where a detective does not know that the criminal responsible for the crimes in the city is his partner. The audience, however, is already aware of this fact and waits anxiously to know what will happen once the character finds out what they already know.

12. Types of Irony Dramatic Irony
There are three stages of dramatic irony:
Installation – audience is informed of something the character does not know about
Exploitation – the writer usees this information to develop curiosity among the audience
Resolution – what happens when the character finally finds out what is going on?

13. Intended meaning is often opposite of what is literally “said”
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Verbal Irony
Intended meaning is often opposite of what is literally “said”

14. Types of Irony Verbal Irony
The main feature of verbal irony that sets it apart from the other different types of irony is that it is used by a speaker intentionally. It occurs in a conversation where a person aims to be understood as meaning something different to what his or her words literally mean.

15. Examples of verbal irony include:
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Verbal Irony – Example
Examples of verbal irony include:
“Thanks for the ticket officer you just made my day!”
“I can’t wait to read the seven hundred page report.”
The above examples show how irony is used to show someone’s frustration or disappointment.

16. Types of Irony Verbal Irony & Sarcasm
Most of the time, sarcasm and verbal irony are used interchangeably. There is, however, a clear distinction between the two.

17. Types of Irony Verbal Irony & Sarcasm
In most cases, sarcasm is used to insult or to cause harm.
A statement like “Great, someone stained my new dress.” is ironic, while “You call this a work of art?” is sarcastic.
While verbal irony implies a different meaning to what is actually said, sarcasm is mainly used as a sharp and direct utterance designed to cause pain.

18. Types of Irony Summary:
Provide an original example of each type of irony. Label the type of irony and explain why it is a suitable example.