ME Eng 8 Q2 0902_PS_Types of Ironyyyy.pptx

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1. Lesson 9.2 Types of Irony

2. A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that is contradictory to what the words actually mean. Irony

3. This occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of. Dramatic Irony

4. In the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, when the troll goes into the girls' bathroom, Hermione doesn't know the troll is heading there. But Harry, Ron, and the audience do. In the series Sherlock, Sherlock has always been seeking help from Molly. Molly is always there to help him because everybody except Sherlock knows that she is in love with him. Examples of Dramatic Irony

5. This occurs when the exact opposite of what is expected to happen, happens. This means that both the audience and the characters in the story are unaware of the consequences of the situation. Situational Irony

6. A social media post complaining how useless social media is A rice farmer who does not have anything to eat Examples of Situational Irony

7. This is saying something that is contradictory to its intended meaning. It occurs when a speaker aims to be understood as meaning the opposite of what he or she is actually saying. This type of irony is very common in novels and poems. Uttering “That was funny” after hearing a lousy joke. Verbal Irony

8. Sarcasm has an intention to mock or insult using satirical or ironic remarks. “I work 40 hours a week to be this poor,” said a construction worker to his wife after seeing their dinner table. Kinds and Examples of Verbal Irony

9. Exaggeration or overstatement is a statement that makes something worse, or better than its original status or meaning. This is used for extra stress and drama in a piece of work or speech. If I don’t get the papers this afternoon, my boss will kill me! Kinds and Examples of Verbal Irony

10. Understatement is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is. You are out to dinner with a friend who spills food down the front of her white shirt. An understatement would be: "Really, it's hardly noticeable." Kinds and Examples of Verbal Irony

11. Identify whether the statement is dramatic, situational, or verbal irony. Write D for dramatic irony, S for situational irony, and V for verbal irony. George breaks a date with his girlfriend so he can go to a ball game with the guys. At the concession stand, he runs into his girlfriend with another guy. There is a fitness center with an escalator at the entrance.

12. 3. You are watching a horror movie. You know that the bad guy is waiting for the main character in the closet, but the character doesnʼt know and opens the closet door. 4. As you walk outside into the pouring rain, your friend sarcastically comments, “What lovely weather weʼre having today.” 5. A protester is holding a placard that says “Get a brain, MORANS.”

13. 6. A police station gets robbed. 7. An advocacy poster that states “Childhood obesity. Don’t take it lightly” is placed right above a McDonald’s advertisement. 8. When watching a talk show, the audience knows why a person has been brought on the show. However, the person in the chair does not know that they are going to be reunited with a long lost friend.

14. 9. Readers know that Lucy doesn’t like Tom, but Tom believes the opposite. 10. “Oh, I guess it’s a fair price,” says a customer over the shining diamond ring. Then, he leaves. 11. Dr. Johnson smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. 12. The reader knows that a storm is coming, but the children playing on the playground do not. 13. A man’s internet breaks during an online job interview for a job as a computer technician.

15. 14. A woman’s shoes get drenched in the rain and she says “I think the water just gave them a new fashionable touch!” 15. A pilot is afraid of heights. 16. The Titanic, the most indestructible ship on the ocean, hits an iceberg and sinks. 17. A fire erupts at the fire station.

16. 18. The teacher failed a test. 19. After looking at a student’s poor test score, the teacher says, “You will surely finish the year with highest honors”. 20. The wife believed that her husband died in an airplane crash and but the audience was aware that the husband had survived.