Isn't it Ironic (Dontcha Think)?

12/3/2020

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.) Respond to the examples given by others.

37 Comments

Alexia

12/3/2020 12:15:28 pm

Situational irony is when one thing is thought to happen but another thing actually happens. An example would be the movie Don’t Breath. Verbal irony is when the writer says one thing but means another thing. An example would be the book Pride and Prejudice. Dramatic irony is when the viewer knows something that the character does not. An example would be the movie Titanic.

Avery Cole

12/3/2020 12:16:22 pm

Those are great examples!

Josh

1/18/2021 01:05:38 pm

Nice!

Kendall

12/3/2020 12:15:34 pm

Verbal irony- is when someone says something but it means another
Dramatic irony- when someone sees something but something is different
Substantial irony- is when a person you know something will happen but something different happens

Anthony

12/3/2020 02:53:52 pm

Nice definitions.

Avery Cole

12/3/2020 12:16:02 pm

Situational irony is when you think something is going to happen and something completely different happens. Verbal irony is when you say something but mean the exact opposite. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that the character doesn’t know. An example of dramatic irony is “Romeo and Juliet”. An example of situational irony is “The Sixth Sense”. An example of verbal irony “Beauty and the Beast”.

Alexia

12/3/2020 12:16:28 pm

I like your examples!

Sammy

12/3/2020 12:19:21 pm

Greta job defining these, I agree with your examples.

Miriam

12/3/2020 12:21:45 pm

I didn’t think about Beauty and the Beast

Faith

12/7/2020 12:17:46 pm

Very good!

William

12/3/2020 12:17:13 pm

Situation: Something else happens, characters attempt to escape ends abruptly by sudden recapture after saying “we’re free now!”
Verbal: something is said with a different implied meaning, Villain says “it’s good to see you” to opponent.
Dramatic: Audience knows something the character missed. Nobody on the set knows where or what the killer is, but the audience has seen the alien several times already.

Alexia

12/3/2020 12:18:21 pm

Well said and good examples

Wyatt Linger

12/3/2020 12:24:50 pm

True true

Josh

1/18/2021 01:06:04 pm

Good Job

Sammy

12/3/2020 12:17:28 pm

The first type of irony is situational irony. You can see this everywhere such as The Wizard of Oz where the people assume that the wizard is magical when he's really an old man. The second type is verbal irony. In Beauty and the Beast Bell says "I just don't deserve you!". When she really doesn't want be with him. The last kind is dramatic irony. An example is the Titanic when Rose and Jack are in the water.

Avery Cole

12/3/2020 12:17:56 pm

You explained that very well!

Taylee Matthews

12/3/2020 12:18:53 pm

Well said

Miriam

12/3/2020 12:20:18 pm

Those are good examples.

Wyatt Linger

12/3/2020 12:24:25 pm

Hey I forgot about that good point

Faith

12/7/2020 12:18:00 pm

I like these!!

Miriam

12/3/2020 12:17:53 pm

In the movie Snow White there is a dramatic irony when we all know that the Evil Queen poisoned the apple but Snow is that one who doesn’t know. Also in the movie the Lion King, Simbe sulks around the whole like while in fact we all know that Scar was the one whole killed his father. In Finding Nemo it is also ironic that a pelican is a best friend with the fish.

Taylee Matthews

12/3/2020 12:18:32 pm

Good examples

Sammy

12/3/2020 12:20:51 pm

Those are great examples, especially the last one.

Emma Dahle

12/7/2020 12:44:37 pm

I love how all your examples are Disney movies! It’s crazy to think we were seeing these types of ironies growing up.

Karissa

12/3/2020 12:19:50 pm

Joseph

12/3/2020 12:20:38 pm

Irony is some kind of state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a manor. In the Lorax the mayor of the city is the most powerful guy in that place but he is also the smallest person.

Matt Baldwin

12/3/2020 12:22:44 pm

Situational irony is when one thing is thought to happen but another thing actually happens. An example is the show The Walking Dead. Verbal irony- when the writer says one thing but means another. Examples include many scenes from the Netflix show Trailer Park Boys. Dramatic irony is when the viewer knows something that the character does not. An example would be the movie Titanic.

Emma Dahle

12/7/2020 12:46:14 pm

I have never seen the Walking Dead, but I imagine that would be a great example because you never knew who was going to die.

Wyatt Linger

12/3/2020 12:23:57 pm

Situational irony occurs when a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something else does. This happens in Star Wars when chancellor Palpatine tells Anakin of the tale of Darth plagues the wise. The next is verbal irony that is when the writer or character says one thing but means another. An example of this is in Lord of the Rings when Legolas is saying how Gandalf should melt a way with a fire when he actually couldn’t. Last is dramatic irony that is when the reader or viewer knows something the character doesn’t be this has happened in the whole Star Wars prequel we know Anakin will turn evil but characters don’t.

Anthony

12/3/2020 02:50:47 pm

Nice Starwars analogy’s.

Taylee Matthews

12/3/2020 12:24:57 pm

For situational irony that means someone knows that something is going to happen and something completely else happens.. That’s in Aladin because Genie knows how powerful wishes really are. Next is verbal irony and that means saying something but meaning the opposite and that is Frozen and how much Ana wants to get married with the bad guy. Lastly frantic irony means someone know something that will happen and that is when Scar knows the truth of lion king and nobody else does.

Brooke

12/7/2020 12:25:28 pm

I agree

Anthony

12/3/2020 12:41:42 pm

Situational: expectation vs reality

In Starwars one would expect Jabba the Hut to be portrayed as big strong capable person. However, the audience is surprised when he turns out to be a slug.

Dramatic: When the viewer knows something that the character does not.

Also in Starwars, Obi-Wan uses the Force to convince the storm troopers that the droid was not the one they what’re looking for. In this moment, there is an ironic moment when the audience knows what Obi-Wan is up to, but the stormtroopers have no idea, and fall victim to the Jedi mind trick.

Verbal irony: saying one thing that meaning another.

This version of irony can be seen in Monte Python and the Holy Grail when the black night says “tis’ but a scratch.”

Faith

12/7/2020 12:17:33 pm

Subtle irony is when you think something is going to happen and something different happens - Aladdin is a good movie for this. Dramatic is when the reader knows but not the character- titanic is a good movie for this. Verbal irony is saying something but meaning something different.

Brooke

12/7/2020 12:25:14 pm

Very well said.

Brooke

12/7/2020 12:27:13 pm

The three types of irony are situational where the situation is ironic, dramatic, where the audience has more information than the viewer, and verbal irony where the speaker says something opposing what they mean. Some examples would be the songs we listened to, frozen, and many more.

Emma Dahle

12/7/2020 12:41:53 pm

The three different types of irony are situational, verbal, and dramatic. Situational irony is when someone expects one thing to happen but something else actually happens. Verbal is when the writer or character says one thing but means another. Dramatic is when a reader or viewer knows something that the character doesn’t. An example of situational irony is in the Beowulf movie when everyone thinks Beowulf is going to kill Grendel's mother but instead makes love with her. Any comedy that airs now because of the sarcasm can be thought of as a verbal irony. For a dramatic irony, a great example is The Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman because as the reader you know more about other characters then the characters know about each other.

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