IronyIrony

The contrast between expectation/appropriateness

and reality

The contrast between expectation/appropriateness

and reality

Kinds of Irony:Kinds of Irony:

DramaticAudience or reader knows something

important but the characters do notVerbal

Speaker says one thing but means the opposite

SituationalReality is not what was expected or

appropriate

DramaticAudience or reader knows something

important but the characters do notVerbal

Speaker says one thing but means the opposite

SituationalReality is not what was expected or

appropriate

FormulaFormula

In order to ensure that you get full credit for your examples of irony we will be using this formula for situational irony (the most popular in real life) for the remainder of the year.I EXPECTED…BECAUSE…BUT IN

REALITY…

In order to ensure that you get full credit for your examples of irony we will be using this formula for situational irony (the most popular in real life) for the remainder of the year.I EXPECTED…BECAUSE…BUT IN

REALITY…

Example:Example:

You walk into an old fashioned diner in which the décor is done mostly in coca-cola products. Coca-cola is definitely a dominant fixture is this diner. Yet, when you ask the waitress for an ice-cold coca-cola, she replies that they only serve Pepsi products.

You expected the diner to serve coca-cola because they are advertising it everywhere and yet in reality, they serve Pepsi (coke’s greatest competitor) instead.

You walk into an old fashioned diner in which the décor is done mostly in coca-cola products. Coca-cola is definitely a dominant fixture is this diner. Yet, when you ask the waitress for an ice-cold coca-cola, she replies that they only serve Pepsi products.

You expected the diner to serve coca-cola because they are advertising it everywhere and yet in reality, they serve Pepsi (coke’s greatest competitor) instead.

You would expect Alanis Morrisette’s song titled

“Isn’t it Ironic?” to actually provide examples of irony, because that its what the

title implies, but in reality it doesn’t!

You would expect Alanis Morrisette’s song titled

“Isn’t it Ironic?” to actually provide examples of irony, because that its what the

title implies, but in reality it doesn’t!

Let’s PracticeLet’s Practice

It's a black fly in your ChardonnayWhat would you expect?Why?But what really happened?Use the formula!

It's a black fly in your ChardonnayWhat would you expect?Why?But what really happened?Use the formula!

It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late

It's like rain on your wedding dayIt's a free ride when you've already

paidIt's the good advice that you just

didn't take

It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late

It's like rain on your wedding dayIt's a free ride when you've already

paidIt's the good advice that you just

didn't take

A traffic jam when you're already lateA no-smoking sign on your cigarette

breakIt's like ten thousand spoons when

all you need is a knifeIt's meeting the man of my dreams

And then meeting his beautiful wife

A traffic jam when you're already lateA no-smoking sign on your cigarette

breakIt's like ten thousand spoons when

all you need is a knifeIt's meeting the man of my dreams

And then meeting his beautiful wife

Quick QuizQuick Quiz

I. Irony is…a. The logical chain of events in a storyb. The difference between what we

expect and what actually happensc. The most important element in the

storyd. The writer’s expression of personal

opinions

I. Irony is…a. The logical chain of events in a storyb. The difference between what we

expect and what actually happensc. The most important element in the

storyd. The writer’s expression of personal

opinions

The essence of irony isa. Fearb. Surprisec. Prided. Hope

The essence of irony isa. Fearb. Surprisec. Prided. Hope

When a character says one thing but means something else, there is

a. Verbal ironyb. Situational ironyc. Dramatic ironyd. Critical thinking

When a character says one thing but means something else, there is

a. Verbal ironyb. Situational ironyc. Dramatic ironyd. Critical thinking

In cases of situational ironya. the expected happensb. Comical moments always developc. Chance often plays a profound

roled. Tragedy is inevitable

In cases of situational ironya. the expected happensb. Comical moments always developc. Chance often plays a profound

roled. Tragedy is inevitable

Dramatic irony occurs when a. The characters shock the audienceb. The writer tricks the charactersc. The audience knows something that

the characters do not knowd. Tragedy is inevitable

Dramatic irony occurs when a. The characters shock the audienceb. The writer tricks the charactersc. The audience knows something that

the characters do not knowd. Tragedy is inevitable