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Verbal
TYPES OF
IRONY
Dramatic Situational
Saying one thing but
meaning something
else. Sarcasm is a
type of verbal irony.
The audience knows
something that a
character doesn’t
know.
The location / what is
happening is not the
same as what should
be happening.
Example: Saying “it is
a lovely day outside”
when it is raining.
Example: A killer is
Example: A fire station
hiding in the closet,
catches on fire.
but no one knows that