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Irony and Ambiguity?

Irony and Ambiguity?. Surprises, Twists, and Mysteries. 1. Irony. Meaning – When the audience expects something to happen and the opposite occurs. There are three types of Irony. Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony. Examples

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Irony and Ambiguity?

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  1. Irony and Ambiguity? Surprises, Twists, and Mysteries

  2. 1. Irony Meaning – When the audience expects something to happen and the opposite occurs. There are three types of Irony. • Verbal Irony • Situational Irony • Dramatic Irony

  3. Examples • If a mayor was elected because people thought that he was honest and he gets caught stealing, it would be ironic. • If a floored boxer lifts his head from the ground and says, “I think I’ve got him worried.”

  4. 2. Verbal Irony Meaning – Verbal Irony is used when someone says one thing but means the opposite. Example • The big bad wolf tells the three little pigs, “I would love to have you over for dinner.”

  5. 3. Situational Irony Meaning – An event that is not just surprising, but actually contrary to what the reader or audience should expect

  6. 4. Dramatic Irony Meaning – When the audience or reader knows what will happen to a character, but that character does not

  7. 5. Ambiguity Meaning – when there are several different meanings or possible outcomes to an event in a story

  8. Review • Rick wants his coworker Gina’s job. Gina happily unloads her work on Rick. Is Gina overworked or lazy? • (ambiguity) • After Rick leaves Gina’s office with a stack of work, Gina makes a phone call to a friend to report that she has just won the lottery and will be quitting any day now. • (dramatic irony) • Rick convinces his boss that he can do Gina’s job. The boss fires Gina and tells Rick to do both jobs. • (situational irony) • Rick then thanks his boss and says, “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for me.” • (verbal irony)

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