Isn't it Ironic (Dontcha Think)?

11/5/2018

Daily Literary Quote
“I quote others only to better express myself.”
- Michael de Montaigne

Journal Prompt
Briefly describe the three different types of irony and provide an example for each from a movie, television show, or book. (Google it, if you can't think of any.)

51 Comments

Joe

11/6/2018 10:03:15 am

Dramatic, situational, and verbal. I don’t really watch tv or read books so I don’t have examples.

Nate

11/6/2018 10:09:48 am

Same joe

Brandon Westfall

1/23/2019 10:18:06 am

There is irony in everything

Nate

11/6/2018 10:05:19 am

Dramatic situational verbal
I haven’t read a book for fun ina long while so idk on that end
I’m a great example of verbal irony tho

Kayla

11/6/2018 10:07:33 am

I mean I guess you can be

Konner

11/6/2018 10:13:26 am

Like the answer.

Aimee

11/6/2018 10:15:13 am

You definitely are a good example of verbal iron.

Kayla

11/6/2018 10:06:09 am

Situational- when the situation is opposite of what is expected.
Dramatic- when reader/viewer knows something the characters don’t; which is every horror movie.
Verbal- when you say one thing but mean another; almost every cartoon has this (sarcasm).

Nick

11/6/2018 10:08:47 am

Good response

Kelsey

11/6/2018 10:09:33 am

I never thought about cartoons.

Nutt

11/6/2018 10:12:47 am

Do y’all think that our generation uses verbal irony (sarcasm) often now because we watched it on cartooons constantly as kids?

Brandon Westfall

1/23/2019 10:18:39 am

Great job with explaining the different types of irony

Nick

11/6/2018 10:06:42 am

Dramatic situational and verbal are there types of irony but I can’t think of any examples.

Nate

11/6/2018 10:07:27 am

Same

Konner

11/6/2018 10:14:00 am

Good job nick

Jennifer

11/6/2018 10:16:31 am

Love this response, helped a lot!

Will

11/6/2018 10:07:37 am

There is dramatic, situational, and verbal. Verbal irony is like when someone says no but they really mean yes. Dramatic irony is when a reader or viewer knows something about a character in a movie or book that the character does not know. Situational irony is when a fire station burns down.

Robyn

11/6/2018 10:11:13 am

No offense but aren't these supposed to be examples from tv/books/media

Nutt

11/6/2018 10:15:33 am

Great examples and summaries.

Kelsey

11/6/2018 10:07:44 am

When the situation doesn’t turn out how it was supposed to is situational irony. Dramatic irony, When you know something the character doesn’t know like in Once Apon a Time you know what is happened in the past and you know what is happening before the characters. Verbal irony is hard to think of an example but you say one thing and mean another.

Katelyn

11/6/2018 10:11:34 am

I never realized that Once Upon a Time is dramatic irony, but it makes sense now that I think about it.

Alexis Anderson

11/6/2018 10:07:58 am

There is verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. An example of each would be: verbal- “I love the great weather today.” When it is snowing. Situational- usually found on sitcoms, planning an event when it is supposed to occur next month. Dramatic- found in scary movies the most, when the viewer know something is there.

Brook

11/6/2018 10:11:44 am

Good examples

Nick

11/6/2018 10:14:28 am

Nice response

Saymen

11/6/2018 10:09:09 am

The three type of Irony are Dromatic Irony which is what the readers know something that the characters don’t. Situational Irony is when the problem or the situation is opposite of what you expect to happen. Verbal Irony is when you say something and it’s has different meanings.

Katelyn

11/6/2018 10:09:20 am

Situational irony is when the situation is opposite of what is expected. In one show I watch, a character has a rooted hatred for a monster species even though he is one himself. Verbal irony is how we speak in sarcasm. A character from my book constantly says ‘no really?’ To answer a stupid question. Dramatic irony is when the viewer or reader knows something the characters don’t. In a book that I wrote, the reader knows that one of the characters is dead, something that the main protagonist is unaware of.

Robyn

11/6/2018 10:12:18 am

I relate with the character from your book

Kiana Farnworth

11/6/2018 10:17:21 am

Great examples.

Connor born

11/6/2018 10:09:27 am

1. Situational irony when the situation is opposite of what expected.
2. Dramatic irony when the reader or viewer knows something the character doesn’t.
3. Verbal irony when you say one thing to mean another.
1. Monty python and the evil rabbit, 2. When shrek rescues princes Fiona. 3. Shrek being sarcastic to donkey.

Kelsey

11/6/2018 10:10:57 am

Shrek is a really good example

Cherish

11/6/2018 10:13:37 am

I had not thought of Shrek as an example.

Nutt

11/6/2018 10:09:42 am

There’s dramatic irony such as when Snow White ate the apple. We all knew it was cursed but Snow White didn’t. There’s verbal irony, which is demostrated all throughout Shrek with his sarcasm. And finally situational irony is found in Monster’s Inc. as the monsters jobs are to scare children when in reality the monsters themselves are terrified of kids themselves.

Kayla

11/6/2018 10:11:18 am

I’m glad you know Disney movies and princesses. But you are right

Hailey jo

11/6/2018 10:18:16 am

Snow White is a great example

Brandon Westfall

11/6/2018 10:09:48 am

Situational irony is the exact opposite of what’s supposed to happen. An example would be in Monty Python when the white rabbit murders several knights. Verbal irony is when you say one thing to mean another. Shrek is sarcastic with donkey throughout the entire movie. Dramatic irony is when we know something the characters don’t. Horror movies are notorious for this.

Aimee

11/6/2018 10:11:11 am

Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that the character doesn’t (horror movies). Verbal irony is when someone says one thing but means another (Family Guy). Situational irony is when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs).

Cherish

11/6/2018 10:14:48 am

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is a great idea.

Nate

11/6/2018 10:15:13 am

Family guy is a fantastic show

Hailey jo

11/6/2018 10:16:25 am

honestly love that you used Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cherish

11/6/2018 10:11:21 am

Situational is when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected. An example of this would be any of the books by Ellen Hopkins.
Verbal irony is when you say something to mean another. Tom and Jerry would be a good example of this (sarcasm).
Dramatic irony is when the reader/viewer knows something that the character doesn’t. Romeo and Juliet is a prime example of this.

Katelyn

11/6/2018 10:15:52 am

Not entirely sure how Tom and Jerry would be verbal irony.

Kiana Farnworth

11/6/2018 10:18:15 am

I love that you used Romeo and Juliet as an example.

Konner

11/6/2018 10:12:05 am

Situational irony: situation turns out opposite of what was expected insidious
Dramatic irony: When the reader or watcher knows more than the characters in a book or movie longmire
Verbal irony: saying one thing but meaning another (sarcasm)

Kiana Farnworth

11/6/2018 10:13:52 am

Verbal irony is when you say one thing to mean another, dramatic irony is when we, the audience, know something a character doesn’t know, and situational irony is when a situation pans out the opposite of expectation. An example of dramatic irony would be that in the film Titanic you can hear a character remark, “ It’s so beautiful, I could just die.” This is dramatic irony because we, the audience, know that the ship will sink and people will die. An example of verbal irony would be in Beauty and the Beast, when Belle tells Gaston, “ I just don’t deserve you!”when, in reality Gaston doesn’t deserve Belle. An example of situational irony would be, in Fahrenheit 451 the firemen sets books on fire rather than putting out the fires.

Alexis Anderson

11/6/2018 10:21:45 am

I really like the examples you used!

Hailey jo

11/6/2018 10:14:01 am

Situational irony: when a situation is opposite of what’s expected, a lot of things in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz presents situational irony
Verbal irony: when you say one thing to mean another, in Finding Nemo the unfunny/sarcastic clownfish
Dramatic irony: when reader/viewer knows something the character doesn’t, in the book I’m reading I know one of the main characters is pregnant but she doesn’t yet know.

Aimee

11/6/2018 10:16:54 am

Nemo is a good example.

Sarah

11/6/2018 10:14:02 am

Verbal irony, using words to mean something different then they should. An example would be about half of Robin's replies. Situational irony is when something happens that is different than what is expected. An example would be, in the the Throne of Glass series theres a girl who grew up training under a man she saw as a father figure. She thought he loved and cared about her but he ended up killing the man she loved and sending her to a salt mine out of greed. Dramatic irony is when the audience or readers know what's going to happen when the characters dont. An example would be any horror movie because the music tells you what's going to happen.

Alexis Anderson

11/6/2018 10:23:32 am

You have a great explanation!

James

11/6/2018 10:14:41 am

Situational irony: when the situation is opposite of what’s expected
Monster’s inc where the monsters are afraid of the kids

Dramatic irony: when audience knows something the characters don’t
In Shrek, you know that it is and ogre saving the princess, and not a knight.

Verbal irony: when you say one thing to mean another
Sarcasm in any movie

Connor

11/6/2018 10:16:04 am

Fascinating

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