Transcript Irony and Ambiguity PowerPoint

Irony and Ambiguity?
Surprises, Twists, and Mysteries
1. Irony
Meaning – When the audience expects something
to happen and the opposite occurs.
There are three types of Irony.
1.Verbal Irony
2.Situational Irony
3.Dramatic Irony
Examples
1.If a mayor was elected because people thought
that he was honest and he gets caught stealing, it
would be ironic.
2.If a floored boxer lifts his head from the ground
and says, “I think I’ve got him worried.”
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.”
3. Situational Irony
Meaning – An event that is not just surprising, but actually
contrary to what the reader or audience should expect
4. Dramatic Irony
Meaning – When the audience or reader knows
what will happen to a character, but that
character does not
5. Ambiguity
Meaning – when there are several different
meanings or possible outcomes to an event in a
story
Review
• Rick wants his coworker Gina’s job. Gina happily
unloads her work on Rick. Is Gina overworked or lazy?
▫ (ambiguity)
• After Rick leaves Gina’s office with a stack of work, Gina
makes a phone call to a friend to report that she has just
won the lottery and will be quitting any day now.
▫ (dramatic irony)
• Rick convinces his boss that he can do Gina’s job. The
boss fires Gina and tells Rick to do both jobs.
▫ (situational irony)
• Rick then thanks his boss and says, “I’ll never forget
what you’ve done for me.”
▫ (verbal irony)