What a beautiful day!
QUALIT
Y
IRONY AND ITS
TYPES
What is Irony?
> Irony is a figure of speech in
which words are used in such a way
that their intended meaning is
different from the actual meaning of
word.
Three Types of Irony
> Verbal Irony
> Situational Irony
> Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
> a figure of speech where
someone says or writes something
with the intention of conveying a
meaning that is different from the
literal meaning.
For example, "The brawny cookie is as
soft as concrete"
Situational Irony
> Situational irony is the irony
of something happening that is very
different to what was expected.
For example, “ The delivery man of
Pepsi, was drinking a Coke.”
Dramatic Irony
>dramatic irony, a literary device by
which the audience's or reader's
understanding of events or individuals
in a work surpasses that of its
characters.
For example,
In the movie of Titanic, James
Cameron’s film remarks, "It's so
beautiful I could just die,"
Directions: Identify whether it is verbal irony by putting ,If
situational irony put , and if dramatic irony put . .
1.A pilot has fear of heights.
[Link] CEO of big tobacco company said he did not smoke.
3.A marriage counselor files a divorce.
[Link] police station got robbed.
[Link] new manager is as friendly as a rattle snake.
[Link]! What a great weather were having.
[Link] bag is beautiful as your face.
8. A post on Facebook complaining how useless Facebook is.
[Link] girl in the horror films hides in a closet where the killer just
went.
[Link] Beauty and the Beast, the Beast is a Prince living under the
curse, But Belle was unaware of it.
