Practice
Here are 10 practice questions. State whether it is verbal, dramatic, or situational irony.
1. I can't wait to read the Java book of code!
2. The TV weather news man was outside giving the forecast, when a thunderstorm arrived on the scene.
3. Romeo assumes Juliet is dead and he kills himself, but actually Juliet is still alive. When she wakes, she see Romeo dead, and then she kills herself.
4. Harry Potter readers thought Harry would kill Voldemort, but Voldemort killed Harry. However, Harry came back to life and killed Voldemort.
5. The cupcake is as soft as a brick.
6. The name of Britain's biggest dog was "Tiny".
7. The butter is as soft as the metal ball.
8. My friend like a video on youtube about how stupid Youtube is and how never to post anything on it.
9. My friend slipped on the water and I laughed, but the next thing I know, I slipped too.
10. Great! You spoiled my new shirt!
I got some ideas for sentences at http://typesofirony.com/the-3-types-of-irony/. I used some sentences from http://literarydevices.net/irony/
1. I can't wait to read the Java book of code!
2. The TV weather news man was outside giving the forecast, when a thunderstorm arrived on the scene.
3. Romeo assumes Juliet is dead and he kills himself, but actually Juliet is still alive. When she wakes, she see Romeo dead, and then she kills herself.
4. Harry Potter readers thought Harry would kill Voldemort, but Voldemort killed Harry. However, Harry came back to life and killed Voldemort.
5. The cupcake is as soft as a brick.
6. The name of Britain's biggest dog was "Tiny".
7. The butter is as soft as the metal ball.
8. My friend like a video on youtube about how stupid Youtube is and how never to post anything on it.
9. My friend slipped on the water and I laughed, but the next thing I know, I slipped too.
10. Great! You spoiled my new shirt!
I got some ideas for sentences at http://typesofirony.com/the-3-types-of-irony/. I used some sentences from http://literarydevices.net/irony/