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