Question

1. mother: \i see you ironed your shirt.\ boy: \but i just dug it out of the bottom of the hamper.\ a. type of irony: verbal irony b. explain your choice: 4. a person tweets about how twitter is a waste of time and energy. a. type of irony: situational irony b. explain your choice: 5. in shakespeares hamlet, hamlet stabs through a curtain thinking his traitorous, murdering uncle is there, only to learn that he actually stabbed and killed the father of the woman he loves, and a man for whom he had the utmost respect and admiration. a. type of irony: dramatic irony b. explain your choice: 6. you comment on the beautiful weather youve been having just five minutes before a tornado rips through your house. a. type of irony: situational irony b. explain your choice: 7. in arthur millers the crucible, elizabeth proctor lies and tells the investigator that her husband never had an affair (in fact, he had), right before john proctor publicly declared that his wife never had—and never would—lie. a. type of irony: dramatic irony b. explain your choice: extension: in order to fully understand the power of irony, be sure read the short stories the gift of the magi by o. henry or the necklace by guy de maupassant!

Explanation:

• 3a：Verbal irony occurs when what is said is the opposite of what is meant. The boy says he "ironed" the shirt, but actually just dug it out, so his words don't match the reality.
• 3b：The boy's statement "I ironed your shirt" is a lie (he just took it from the hamper), so there's a contrast between his words and the truth.
• 4a：Situational irony is when there's a discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens. Here, the person is using Twitter (a platform) to criticize it as a waste.
• 4b：The expectation is that someone criticizing Twitter wouldn't use it. But the person does use it to voice the criticism, creating an ironic situation.
• 5a：Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the character doesn't. In this case, the audience (or readers) know Hamlet's uncle isn't behind the curtain (but the character Hamlet thinks so).
• 5b：Hamlet stabs thinking it's his uncle (the audience knows it's not), so there's a knowledge gap (audience vs. character) leading to the tragic (ironic) result.
• 6a：Situational irony. The expectation after commenting on good weather is more good weather. But a tornado (bad event) occurs instead.
• 6b：The positive comment about weather is followed by a negative, unexpected (tornado) event, creating a situational irony.
• 7a：Dramatic irony. The audience (or readers of The Crucible) know John Proctor had an affair. Elizabeth lies (the audience knows the truth), and John had declared his wife as non - liar.
• 7b：There's a contrast between what the audience knows (John's affair, Elizabeth's lie) and what John has publicly stated (his wife's honesty), making it a case of dramatic irony.

Answer:

3a. Verbal irony
3b. The boy says he ironed the shirt (words) but actually just retrieved it (reality - opposite of words)
4a. Situational irony
4b. Using the platform (Twitter) to criticize it (expected not to use if it's a waste)
5a. Dramatic irony
5b. Audience knows it's not the uncle (Hamlet doesn't)
6a. Situational irony
6b. Good weather comment followed by tornado (unexpected bad event)
7a. Dramatic irony
7b. Audience knows the truth (affair, lie) vs. John's public statement about his wife's honesty