"You'll love hanging out with my sister. She's as friendly as a rattlesnake."
VERBAL IRONY
15
In a movie, a man tells a woman that he loves her and wants to marry her. The audience knows the man is already married and is planning to move away the next day.
DRAMATIC IRONY
15
In a television program, a character who thinks she is alone in a room begins to sing along very loudly with the music in her headphones. The audience know that her friends are in the next room and can hear her.
DRAMATIC IRONY
15
Julia arrived late to meet Carey for lunch. "I'm sorry," said Julia. "Were you waiting long?" Corey replied, "Oh, not that long. I had time to finish writing a novel and memorizing the dictionary. Not long at all."
VERBAL IRONY
15
A pilot is afraid of flying.
SITUATIONAL IRONY
15
Rob unpacked his backpack and started getting ready to do his homework. "Wonderful," he said. "I forgot my social studies book at school. That will really help me get this homework finished!"
VERBAL IRONY
15
In a suspenseful movie, a character runs into a room to escape someone who is chasing him. Only the audience knows that the chase is already in the room.
DRAMATIC IRONY
15
Ralph shuffled back into the classroom after being called to the principal's office. "How did it go?" his friend Mike asked. "Oh," said Ralph, "it went very well. I have detention for two days. Lucky me!"
VERBAL IRONY
15
A painter realizes he is color blind
SITUATIONAL IRONY
15
Jimmy tells his mom he is late getting home from school because he was helping his teacher. Jimmy's mom has already received a phone call from school and knows that he was late because he was in detention.
DRAMATIC IRONY
15
A website is dedicated to explaining how terrible the internet is.
SITUATIONAL IRONY
15
A fire station burns down.
SITUATIONAL IRONY
15
Mrs. Jones sniffed the air in Mike's messy trash-littered room. "It smells as fresh as a garbage can in here," she said.
VERBAL IRONY
15
In the movie TOY STORY, the human characters don't know that the toys come to life when they are not there, but the audience does.
DRAMATIC IRONY
15
A captain of a cruise ship routinely gets seasick.
SITUATIONAL IRONY
15
Tommy's mother came in from mowing the lawn to find Tommy sprawled on the couch playing a video game. "I hate to bother you," she said snidely, "as you're obviously doing something really important."