Types Of Irony

1. Someone referring to someone's son-in-law as their 'favorite', when in fact that is far from the truth.

Dramatic orony

Verbal irony

Situational irony

2. The local fire station burns down.

Dramatic irony

Situational irony

Verbal irony

3. You are walking down the street and you find a penny but you do not pick it up, when you try to take the bus you are missing a penny and you have to walk.

Dramatic irony

Situational irony

Verbal irony

4. When John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, all of his shots initially missed the President; however, a bullet ricocheted off the bullet-proof Presidential limousine and struck Reagan in the chest. Thus, a vehicle made to protect the President from gunfire was partially responsible for his being shot.

Dramatic irony

Situational irony

Verbal irony

5. In a movie, a man is about to shoot someone, However, when the noise of the gun being fired occurs, instead of the bullet hitting the victim, the shooter himself is shot by someone else.

Dramatic irony

Verbal irony

Situational irony

6. Taking money from the poor and giving it to the rich.

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

Verbal irony

7. You work at a fire extinguisher factory, when you get home your house is on fire and you don't have one.

Verbal irony

Dramatic irony

Situational irony

8. A patient is at the dentist and just as the dentist is about to give him a shot in the mouth to numb him, the patient says, "Wow, this is going to be fun!"

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

Verbal irony

9. In Othello, the audience knows that Desdemona has been faithful to Othello, but Othello does not. The audience also knows that Iago is scheming to bring about Othello's downfall, a fact hidden from Othello, Desdemona, Cassio and Roderigo.

Dramatic irony

Situational irony

Verbal irony

10. In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus searches to find the murderer of the former king of Thebes, only to discover that it is himself, a fact the audience has known all along.

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

Verbal irony

11. "In There's Something About Mary (1998), [when] Ted thinks he's been arrested for picking up a hitchhiker while the audience knows he's being questioned by police about a murder, otherwise innocuous lines he delivers, such as 'I've done it several times before' and 'It's no big deal,' generate laughter."

Situational irony

Verbal irony

Dramatic irony

12.
In The Truman Show, the viewer is aware that Truman is on a television show, but Truman himself only gradually learns this.

Verbal irony

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

13. Mother comes into the TV room and discovers her 11-year-old watching South Park instead of doing his homework, as he was set to a dozen minutes ago. Pointing to the screen she says, "Don't let me tempt you from your duties, kiddo, but when you're finished with your serious studies there, maybe we could take some time out for recreation and do a little math."

Dramatic irony

Situational irony

Verbal irony

14. A woman is apprehensive about attending a wedding due to being single, She however goes and there meets her future husband.he Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge:
Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink ;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink

Situational irony

Dramatic irony

Verbal irony

15. Boxing is called a noble sport, yet the people who do it are aggressive violent thugs

Verbal irony

Dramatic irony

Situational irony

Types Of Irony

1. Someone referring to someone's son-in-law as their 'favorite', when in fact that is far from the truth.

2.

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2. The local fire station burns down.

3. You are walking down the street and you find a penny but you do not pick it up, when you try to take the bus you are missing a penny and you have to walk.

5. In a movie, a man is about to shoot someone, However, when the noise of the gun being fired occurs, instead of the bullet hitting the victim, the shooter himself is shot by someone else.

6. Taking money from the poor and giving it to the rich.

7. You work at a fire extinguisher factory, when you get home your house is on fire and you don't have one.

8. A patient is at the dentist and just as the dentist is about to give him a shot in the mouth to numb him, the patient says, "Wow, this is going to be fun!"

9. In Othello, the audience knows that Desdemona has been faithful to Othello, but Othello does not. The audience also knows that Iago is scheming to bring about Othello's downfall, a fact hidden from Othello, Desdemona, Cassio and Roderigo.

10. In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus searches to find the murderer of the former king of Thebes, only to discover that it is himself, a fact the audience has known all along.

12. In The Truman Show, the viewer is aware that Truman is on a television show, but Truman himself only gradually learns this.

14. A woman is apprehensive about attending a wedding due to being single, She however goes and there meets her future husband.he Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge:Water, water, every where,And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink

15. Boxing is called a noble sport, yet the people who do it are aggressive violent thugs

12.
In The Truman Show, the viewer is aware that Truman is on a television show, but Truman himself only gradually learns this.

14. A woman is apprehensive about attending a wedding due to being single, She however goes and there meets her future husband.he Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge:
Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink ;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink