Irony Definition And Types
Dramatic irony comic irony situational irony and verbal irony.
Irony definition and types. Students identify types of irony in literature by using a character likeness on their storyboard. There are four main types of irony. Students create storyboards that show and explain each type of irony as found in the work of literature. Classroom applications and uses.
Irony from ancient greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía dissimulation feigned ignorance in its broadest sense is a rhetorical device literary technique or event in which what on the surface appears to be the case or to be expected differs radically from what is actually the case. Using specific quotes from the text which highlight the irony. It is also known as tragic irony this is when an author lets their reader know about something that a character does not. The 3 types of irony situational irony.