Irony types and examples grade 7

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🎭 Dramatic Irony: The audience knows something the characters don't. Think scary movies! 😱
• 🗣️ Verbal Irony: Saying one thing but meaning the opposite. Sarcasm is a classic example! 😉
• 😲 Situational Irony: When the opposite of what you expect happens. Like a fire station burning down! 🔥

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which type of irony is used when the audience knows the killer is hiding in the closet, but the character does not?
   1. Verbal Irony
   2. Situational Irony
   3. Dramatic Irony
   4. Cosmic Irony
2. Someone says "Oh, fantastic!" after failing a test. This is an example of:
   1. Dramatic Irony
   2. Situational Irony
   3. Verbal Irony
   4. Cosmic Irony
3. A lifeguard drowning is an example of:
   1. Verbal Irony
   2. Situational Irony
   3. Dramatic Irony
   4. Cosmic Irony
4. In a story, a character makes a plan that ultimately leads to the opposite of what they intended. This is:
   1. Verbal Irony
   2. Dramatic Irony
   3. Situational Irony
   4. Cosmic Irony
5. A character says one thing but means another thing. What is this?
   1. Verbal Irony
   2. Situational Irony
   3. Dramatic Irony
   4. Cosmic Irony
6. You walk outside to see it pouring down rain and say 'What lovely weather!' What kind of irony is this?
   1. Dramatic Irony
   2. Situational Irony
   3. Verbal Irony
   4. Cosmic Irony
7. A student stays up all night to study for a test, but then oversleeps and misses the test. This is an example of:
   1. Dramatic Irony
   2. Verbal Irony
   3. Situational Irony
   4. Cosmic Irony