Quiz
Here are ten sentences. Choose which one is dramatic, verbal, or situational irony.
1. The Titainc was unsinkable, but it sank on its maiden voyage.
2. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth appears to be loyal to Duncan, but he is planning Duncan's murder. Duncan doesn't know Macbeth's plan but the audience know what is going to happen.
3. You call this a work of art?
4. In Shrek, Donkey asks to stay at his house, with Shrek accepting. When Donkey ask "Really?', Shrek says no.
5. That is as soft as a brick.
6. In Merchant of Venice, the reader is aware that Lancelot is cheating his father openly; in Tempest, Prospero and the reader are aware of the presence of Gonzalo on the Island but Miranda does not.
7. When a man enters a building, the reader know that someone is hiding there, but the man doesn't know.
8. I dropped something on the floor and said, "That's wonderful!"
9. Buzz thinks he is a real space ranger in Toys Story.
10. A vegetarian eats meat.
Many sentences or ideas for sentences are from http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-irony.html,
http://typesofirony.com/verbal-irony/, http://typesofirony.com/dramatic-irony/, http://examples.yourdictionary.com/dramatic-irony-examples.html
1. The Titainc was unsinkable, but it sank on its maiden voyage.
2. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth appears to be loyal to Duncan, but he is planning Duncan's murder. Duncan doesn't know Macbeth's plan but the audience know what is going to happen.
3. You call this a work of art?
4. In Shrek, Donkey asks to stay at his house, with Shrek accepting. When Donkey ask "Really?', Shrek says no.
5. That is as soft as a brick.
6. In Merchant of Venice, the reader is aware that Lancelot is cheating his father openly; in Tempest, Prospero and the reader are aware of the presence of Gonzalo on the Island but Miranda does not.
7. When a man enters a building, the reader know that someone is hiding there, but the man doesn't know.
8. I dropped something on the floor and said, "That's wonderful!"
9. Buzz thinks he is a real space ranger in Toys Story.
10. A vegetarian eats meat.
Many sentences or ideas for sentences are from http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-irony.html,
http://typesofirony.com/verbal-irony/, http://typesofirony.com/dramatic-irony/, http://examples.yourdictionary.com/dramatic-irony-examples.html