1. Surprises, Twists, and Mysteries
Irony and Ambiguity?
Surprises, Twists, and Mysteries

2. 1. Irony
Meaning – When the audience expects something to happen and the opposite occurs.
There are three types of Irony.
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony

3. Examples
A politician is elected because he is known as an honest man, but is later caught stealing.
A boxer who gets knocked down gets back up and says “I’ve got you right where I want you!”

4. 2. Verbal Irony
Meaning – Verbal Irony is used when someone says one thing but means the opposite.
Example
The big bad wolf tells the three little pigs, “I would love to have you over for dinner.”

5. 3. Situational Irony
Meaning – An event that is not just surprising, but actually contrary to what the reader or audience should expect

6. 4. Dramatic Irony
Meaning – When the audience or reader knows what will happen to a character, but that character does not

7. 5. Ambiguity
Meaning – when there are several different meanings or possible outcomes to an event in a story