Question

know. example: in a fairy tale, the audience knows from the beginning that the frog is actually a prince. the maiden in the story, however, does not know it.
verbal irony is the use of words to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning. example: a student says that a difficult test was \delightful.\
a. directions: write the letter i before each item that describes an ironic situation. write ni before each item that does not contain irony.

1. ______ akio loses a race. he wants to run faster, so he works with a coach every day for a month and then wins the next race he enters.
2. ______ boris spends hours writing an essay that he posts online. the theme of the essay is that reading posts on the internet is a waste of time.
3. ______ lila is late for a picnic. she grabs a freshly baked pie and runs all the way to the park. when she gets there, she realizes the picnic is next week.
4. ______ on her day off, madison sleeps in, eats brunch, and then goes to the beach. she tells her friend it was a \tough day.\
5. ______ jazmine gets lost in the woods. she uses the compass in her cell phone to locate a path. after several wrong turns, she finally finds the way out.

b. directions: write situational, dramatic, or verbal to identify the type of irony described.

1. ______________ a student spills a bucket of paint on the floor and calls the stain her \greatest masterpiece.\
2. ______________ in a play, frank, who hates being the center of attention, is on his way over to his friend mias house. the audience knows that all of franks friends are already at mias house, waiting to give him a surprise birthday party.
3. ______________ after preparing a spectacular 12 - course meal for a reception, a chef goes home and eats a bowl of cereal for dinner

Explanation:

• A.1: Alio loses a race and then trains to win the next. This is a normal cause - effect situation, no irony.
• A.2: Boris writes an essay (which is posting on the Internet) to say posting on the Internet is a waste of time. The action (writing an essay to post) contradicts the theme (posting is a waste of time), so it's ironic.
• A.3: Lila rushes with a pie to a picnic, but the picnic is next week. The situation (rushing for a non - existent - now picnic) is ironic.
• A.4: Madison has a relaxing day (sleeping in, eating brunch, going to the beach) and calls it a “tough day”. Using words (“tough day”) to mean the opposite (it was a relaxing day) is verbal irony.
• A.5: Jazmine gets lost and uses a compass (a normal tool) to find her way. No ironic situation.
• B.1: A student spills paint (a mistake) and calls it a “masterpiece” (opposite of the actual situation). This is verbal irony as words are used to suggest the opposite.
• B.2: The audience knows about the surprise party (Frank doesn't). This is dramatic irony as the audience has knowledge the character (Frank) doesn't.
• B.3: A chef prepares a 12 - course meal (a lot of work) and then eats cereal. The situation (preparing a big meal but eating simply) is ironic, which is situational irony.

Answer:

• A.1: NI
• A.2: I
• A.3: I
• A.4: I
• A.5: NI
• B.1: Verbal
• B.2: Dramatic
• B.3: Situational