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The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
a. Verbal Irony b. Situational Irony c. Dramatic Irony
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When the audience understands something that a character does not know, this is
a. Verbal Irony b. Situational Irony c. Dramatic
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The student in class who had the highest grades in middle school drops out of high
school. This is an example of which type of
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In the children's story "Little Red Riding Hood" we know that the wolf has eaten the
grandmother, but Little Red Riding Hood does
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In "The Highwayman," when King George's men have Bess tied up, the
highwayman doesn't know it, but we, the readers, know that a
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If you call someone who has failed a math test "Einstein" you are using a form of
what type of irony? a. Verbal Irony b.
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Situational Irony occurs when what happens in the story is what is expected to
happen. a. True b. False
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Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony. Which statement below demonstrates sarcasm?
a. A basketball fan remarks, "Watching Michael
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The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
a. Verbal Irony b. Situational Irony c. Dramatic Irony
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Use the sentence to answer the question. “I’m amazing at this,” John said with a chuckle as he cleaned up the fallen
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What is irony?(1 point) Responses a literary technique that creates a heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration a
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In "Greek Meets Greek" Ram takes great pains to avoid having Chan, his neighbor, identify his true island heritage. Too late,
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When Cassius asks Pindarus to report what he sees, Pindarus states that Titinius has been captured. Why is this event an example
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Which is an example of verbal irony as spoken by Antigone?
"You have yourself to consider, after all." "You must decide whether
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Need help with this:
'Much of the writing in Animal Farm uses dramatic or situational irony to make a point. List 3 examples of
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Why is this quote "All these-the meanness and agony without end, I sitting, look out upon, See, hear, and am silent" ironic?
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At the beginning of "Young Goodman Brown," Brown's wife says, "Pray tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the
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In the Pardoner's Tale, the principal moral is to avoid greed. What is the irony in the Pardoner telling this tale?
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Identify the irony of Henry’s “red badge of courage” in The Red Badge of Courage.
(1 point) Responses He was wounded by a
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Is this examples of Irony and Juxtaposition?
In that three foot pile now-irony one earthquake in Alaska, seventeen American
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_____irony occurs when the___ of a work have some important information that one or more characters lack.
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When Orsino asks Cesario about the woman he loves, what type of irony is imbedded in Cesario's response?
none situational irony
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PART A: Irony is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. Which
is the BEST example of irony from
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Which of these situations best shows irony?
A. A highway patrol officer has to go to driving school for too many speeding
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What are the ironies in the novel?
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Select the correct answer.
What does the irony in these excerpts from “In Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway convey? The
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that the alarm,traditionally sounded to avert danger,became the apparent cause of the avalanche is an example of:
a)exaggeration
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i had some difficulty understanding what was going on in this story, but what could be an example of both dramatic irony in the
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In the book Lord of the Flies what is the irony of Samneric's behavior?
www.sparknotes.com/lit This is a good place to look up
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http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/resources/Literary.Terms.2.html#Irony
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/irony.html Two
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what is the importance of irony in life and/or in realistic fiction?
In realistic fiction it definitely adds an element of
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What are some clues that someone is being ironic?
Others may have different or additional ideas, but the biggest clue to me is
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Then he says, slow and scornful:
"The idea of you lynching anybody! It's amusing. The idea of you thinking you had pluck enough
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I read what it says on irony, but I still don't get it.
Is "But in the days before we left, when there was so much confusion and
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Elizabeth
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Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
Jackie was trying to be facetious, but instead she accidentally
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JACK HAMMMMMMER
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Steinbeck naming a physically large character Lennie Small is an example of _____.
a irony b atmosphere c tone d inference
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In "Greek Meets Greek" Ram takes great pains to avoid having Chan, his neighbor, identify his true island heritage. Too
late, Ram
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What is the difference between verbal irony and situational irony?
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Fill in the blanks.
? irony occurs when the ? of a work have some important information that one or more characters lack.
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what role does irony play in a literary work?
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Use the paragraphs to answer the question.
Finally, Sam had had enough. “I’m at the marina,” she texted. “Is everything
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Use the paragraphs to answer the question.
Finally, Sam had had enough. “I’m at the marina,” she texted. “Is everything
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Identify all irony in the speech below
Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless
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Clearly mark all irony in the speech below
Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time,
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Which statement contains an ironic use of understatement?
Responses A The boys were so exhausted after the long flight that they
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I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind stirs soft through the
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Identify all irony in the conversation below
ROSALIND Have with you. - Fare you well. Exeunt [Rosalind and Celia]. ORLANDO What
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Identify all irony in the conversation below
ROSALIND Gentleman, [giving him a chain from her neck] Wear this for me - one out of
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Identify all irony in the conversation below
CELIA Were I my father, coz, would I do this? ORLANDO I am more proud to be Sir
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What is irony?(1 point) Responses a literary technique that figuratively compares two things that are otherwise unrelated a
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