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Irony Notes

9 th Grade PIB Language Arts – Mr. Bradley. Irony Notes. What is Irony?. In popular culture, often revealed in twist endings M. Night Shymalan films ( The Village, Sixth Sense , etc.) “Button, Button” from The Twilight Zone. Irony Defined. Irony is defined as:

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Irony Notes

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  1. 9th Grade PIB Language Arts – Mr. Bradley Irony Notes

  2. What is Irony? • In popular culture, often revealed in twist endings • M. Night Shymalan films (The Village, Sixth Sense, etc.) • “Button, Button” from The Twilight Zone

  3. Irony Defined • Irony is defined as: • a technique that reveals a discrepancy between what appears to be and what is actually true • Involves a deflection from expectation • There are three types of irony, as follows:

  4. Dramatic Irony • when a writer allows a reader to know more about a situation than a character does. This creates a discrepancy between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true. • Dramatic irony is often used to reveal character.

  5. Dramatic Irony • Example • In The Gift of the Magi, Della cuts her hair off to earn money to buy her husband, Jim, a chain for his watch. He, however, has sold his watch so he could buy her silver combs for her hair.

  6. Situational Irony • when what happens is entirely different than what is expected. • Example: • Guy Montag, the protagonist of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, is a fireman. However, in this novel set in a possible future, a fireman doesn’t put fires out: he starts them, burning books which society has deemed dangerous and unsafe.

  7. Verbal Irony • when a character says something different than what is meant. • In the spoken word, the tone of voice makes verbal irony easier to detect. • In literature, however, a reader can sometimes take literally something a writer meant ironically.

  8. Verbal Irony • The remedy for this misreading is to pay close attention to context. There is no formula to detect verbal irony in literature, but contradictory actions and statements as well as the use of understatement and overstatementcan often be signals that verbal irony is present. • Verbal irony differs from sarcasm in that it is usually less harsh.

  9. Verbal Irony • Examples • In a song, a farmer says to the wife who has abandoned him, “You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.” • Mark Antony makes a speech after Caesar’s slaying. He knows Brutus is responsible, but in his speech, he repeats, “Brutus is an honorable man” all the while making Brutus appear less and less honorable.

  10. Activity • In addition to studying for your vocabulary test, write down two examples from To Kill a Mockingbird of each type of irony (equaling six total). Under each example, provide a brief explanation (2-3 sentences) of why the example is appropriate.

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