Transcript Irony Irony • Definition: an awareness of a contrast between appearances and reality • Types: – Verbal – Situational – Dramatic.

Irony
Irony
• Definition:
an awareness of a contrast between
appearances and reality
• Types:
– Verbal
– Situational
– Dramatic
Verbal Irony
• When a character/speaker/narrator/etc.
Says one thing but means the opposite
• Sarcasm is an example of verbal irony.
• Examples:
– In Julius Caesar, Marc Antony’s reference to
Brutus being an “honorable man” is an
example of verbal irony.
– “And Brutus is an honorable man” (scan the
lines for acting directions from the grave!)
Situational Irony
• When the opposite of what is expected
happens
• Involves the element of surprise
• Example:
O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”
– Catches both the characters and the
audience by surprise
Dramatic Irony
• When the audience knows something that
the characters do not
• Adds suspense/tension to the story
• Examples:
– Oedipus Rex
– Romeo and Juliet
– Any horror movie