Name:_____________________________

Date:____________________

Studying Literary Devices

Irony
Write whether the example is Verbal, Dramatic or Situational irony.

1. Firehouse burns down. ___________________________

2. A man who needed medical assistance is run over by an ambulance.

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3. In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the

killer is in the house. ________________________________

4. I'd like to visit that museum again as much as I'd like to gnaw off my own foot.

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5. Marriage counselor files for divorce. ___________________________

6. Sometimes a person is in disguise and the other character talks with him as if he

is someone else. Since this is known by the audience, it adds to the humor of

the dialogue. ______________________________

7. Saying “Oh, fantastic!” when the situation is actually very poor.

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