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English Goals English Goals

CLE 3001.8.5 CLE 3001.8.5 Know and use Know and use appropriate literary terms to derive appropriate literary terms to derive meaning from various literary meaning from various literary genres.genres.

SPI 3001.8.2 SPI 3001.8.2 Differentiate among Differentiate among verbal, situational, and dramatic verbal, situational, and dramatic irony.irony.

Definition: a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

Situational: something happens that we wouldn’t expect to happen Example: a

fire station burns down

Dramatic: the reader knows something the characters do not

Verbal – what is said is different than what is meant

Home Alone: We know that Kevin has planted traps every where, but the thieves don’t!

You tell someone to break a leg but you mean for them to have good luck

SITUATIONAL IRONYSITUATIONAL IRONY

We don’t expect a FITNESS CENTER to We don’t expect a FITNESS CENTER to have an escalator because they have an escalator because they cause you to burn LESS calories.cause you to burn LESS calories.

Identify the following examples of Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or irony as situational, dramatic, or

verbal…verbal…

2. George breaks a date with his 2. George breaks a date with his girlfriend so he can go to a ball game girlfriend so he can go to a ball game with the guys. At the concession with the guys. At the concession stand, he runs into his girlfriend with stand, he runs into his girlfriend with another guy.another guy.

A: SITUATIONAL IRONYA: SITUATIONAL IRONY

We do not expect George to see his We do not expect George to see his girlfriend with another guy.girlfriend with another guy.

3. In 3. In Little Red Riding Hood,Little Red Riding Hood, the reader the reader knows that the wolf has eaten the knows that the wolf has eaten the

grandmother and intends to fool the girl into grandmother and intends to fool the girl into believing that he is the grandmother. believing that he is the grandmother.

Dramatic IronyDramatic Irony

Little Red Riding Hood does not know Little Red Riding Hood does not know what the reader knows about the what the reader knows about the wolf and her grandmother. wolf and her grandmother.

4. You are watching a horror movie. 4. You are watching a horror movie. You know that the boogey man is You know that the boogey man is waiting for the main character in the waiting for the main character in the closet, but the character doesn’t closet, but the character doesn’t know and unknowingly opens the know and unknowingly opens the closet door.closet door.

A: DRAMATIC IRONYA: DRAMATIC IRONY

You, as the audience, know You, as the audience, know something that the main character something that the main character does not.does not.

5. As you walk outside into the 5. As you walk outside into the pouring rain, your friend sarcastically pouring rain, your friend sarcastically comments, “What lovely weather comments, “What lovely weather we’re having today.”we’re having today.”

A: VERBAL IRONYA: VERBAL IRONY

Your friend is saying that it is lovely Your friend is saying that it is lovely weather but what she means is just weather but what she means is just the opposite. It is a very dreary day.the opposite. It is a very dreary day.

A: Situational IronyA: Situational Irony

You wouldn’t expect to see a Pepsi You wouldn’t expect to see a Pepsi delivery man drinking a Coke!delivery man drinking a Coke!

SITUATIONAL IRONYSITUATIONAL IRONY

The guy is calling the protestors The guy is calling the protestors stupid, but he spelled, “morons” stupid, but he spelled, “morons” wrong!wrong!

SITUATIONALSITUATIONAL

The van drove into a “School of Safe The van drove into a “School of Safe Driving .” Hahahahahaha! We Driving .” Hahahahahaha! We wouldn’t expect that.wouldn’t expect that.

9. A police station gets robbed.9. A police station gets robbed.

A: SITUATIONAL IRONYA: SITUATIONAL IRONY

We wouldn’t expect a POLICE We wouldn’t expect a POLICE STATION to get robbed. They STATION to get robbed. They investigate robberies! investigate robberies!

10. Your date for the school dance 10. Your date for the school dance shows up in ripped jeans and a shows up in ripped jeans and a stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, “Oh! I see you dressed up for say, “Oh! I see you dressed up for the occasion.”the occasion.”

A: VERBAL IRONYA: VERBAL IRONY

What you’ve said is different than What you’ve said is different than what you mean. You mean that your what you mean. You mean that your date hasn’t bother to dress up at all, date hasn’t bother to dress up at all, but that isn’t what you said!but that isn’t what you said!

11. When watching a talk show, the 11. When watching a talk show, the audience knows why a person has audience knows why a person has been brought on the show. However, been brought on the show. However, the person in the chair does not the person in the chair does not know that they are going to be know that they are going to be reunited with a long lost friend.reunited with a long lost friend.

A: DRAMATIC IRONYA: DRAMATIC IRONY

The audience knows information that The audience knows information that a character does not! (We know why a character does not! (We know why the person has been brought on the the person has been brought on the show, but they don’t!)show, but they don’t!)

SITUATIONALSITUATIONAL IRONYIRONY

It is ironic that a McDonald’s sign is It is ironic that a McDonald’s sign is beside a sign about obesity!beside a sign about obesity!

SITUATIONALSITUATIONAL

Would you expect someone that lives Would you expect someone that lives here to specialize in complete home here to specialize in complete home repair?repair?

14. In the beginning of a story, 14. In the beginning of a story, firefighters leave the firehouse to put firefighters leave the firehouse to put out a fire at the school. After it is out, out a fire at the school. After it is out, they arrive back to the firehouse and they arrive back to the firehouse and it has burned down!it has burned down!

Situational IronySituational Irony

You wouldn’t expect a fire station You wouldn’t expect a fire station where firemen work to burn down! where firemen work to burn down!

15. In real life, a helicopter is sent to 15. In real life, a helicopter is sent to rescue victims of an earthquake. rescue victims of an earthquake. Once the injured people are onboard, Once the injured people are onboard, the helicopter crashes on the way to the helicopter crashes on the way to the hospitalthe hospital

Situational IronySituational Irony

You wouldn’t expect the helicopter to You wouldn’t expect the helicopter to crash. crash.

16. Movie goers see a man walking in 16. Movie goers see a man walking in the woods and a poisonous snake the woods and a poisonous snake waiting on the path ahead. The man waiting on the path ahead. The man keeps walking toward the snake! keeps walking toward the snake!

Dramatic IronyDramatic Irony

The audience sees the snake and The audience sees the snake and knows there is danger. The character knows there is danger. The character does not! does not!

17. In the story 17. In the story The NecklaceThe Necklace, Mme. , Mme. Loisel tells her friend about losing the Loisel tells her friend about losing the diamond necklace and working 10 diamond necklace and working 10 years to pay for a new one. Mme. years to pay for a new one. Mme. Forestier tells her it was fake! Forestier tells her it was fake!

Situational IronySituational Irony

Mme. Loisel couldn’t afford the Mme. Loisel couldn’t afford the necklace and worked very hard to necklace and worked very hard to replace what she thought was a real replace what she thought was a real diamond necklace! diamond necklace!

1818. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the audience . In the play Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet had taken the potion from Friar knows that Juliet had taken the potion from Friar Lawrence to appear dead, but Romeo did not. Lawrence to appear dead, but Romeo did not. When Romeo rushes in and find his Juliet "dead," When Romeo rushes in and find his Juliet "dead," he kills himself. Juliet wakes up finally, and then he kills himself. Juliet wakes up finally, and then commits suicide as well. commits suicide as well.

Dramatic IronyDramatic Irony

The audience knows that Juliet is alive The audience knows that Juliet is alive and Romeo does not. and Romeo does not.

19. Your friend makes an “F” on their 19. Your friend makes an “F” on their midterm report. You say, “Great job.”midterm report. You say, “Great job.”

Verbal IronyVerbal Irony

Your friend didn’t really do a great job. Your friend didn’t really do a great job. He did the opposite! He did the opposite!

20. Your parent asks you to clean up 20. Your parent asks you to clean up your room. You grumble and say, “I’ll your room. You grumble and say, “I’ll be happy to.”be happy to.”

Verbal IronyVerbal Irony

You really don’t want to clean up You really don’t want to clean up your room! your room!

The End!The End!

Group ActivityGroup ActivityIn your group, think of In your group, think of

one example of each one example of each type of irony. This type of irony. This maybe from a movie maybe from a movie you have watched, a you have watched, a book you have read, book you have read, something you have something you have experienced in life… experienced in life…

1. Verbal When I’m sick and looking awful, my friend says, “Don’t you look great!”

2. Situational In college, a boy asked me out on a date for Friday night. He never called that day to tell me what time he was going to pick me up. So I went to dinner with a friend, and he was at the same restaurant!

3. Dramatic In the movie Cinderella, the audience knows the prince is downstairs with the glass slipper, but Cinderella doesn’t know