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1 The Pardoner’s tale Irony

2 Irony The contrast between appearance and reality.

3 Irony Verbal Irony: You say the opposite of what you mean.
Ex: You say, “That’s just great” in a disgusted tone. Situational Irony: the exact opposite of what you would expect to happen, happens. Ex: A preacher’s kid getting arrested. Dramatic Irony: occurs when the audience knows something the character does not; helps to create suspense. Ex: The audience knows a character is about to walk into danger, and the character does it anyway.


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