Irony

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Irony

• A contrast between expectation and reality.

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Situational Irony

• Occurs when there is a contrast between what
  would seem appropriate and what really
  happens.When there is a contradiction between
  what we expect to happen and what really happens.
• Example The Necklace

3
Verbal Irony

• In verbal irony a writer or speaker says one
  thing but really means another.
• Example Cask of Amontillado

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Dramatic Irony

• When the audience or reader knows something that
  a character in a play or story does not know.
• Example Romeo and Juliet