Question

Read the story.

Sam was home one night when the lights went out during a thunderstorm. He was looking in the kitchen closet for a flashlight to help him see, but it was hard to find the flashlight in the dark without using a flashlight! His circumstances struck Sam as pretty funny.

This story contains what kind of irony?

a.verbal irony
b.dramatic irony
c.situational irony
d.historical irony

Answer 1

This is Situational Irony, as it's ironic because of the situation he's been put in, in the dark looking for a flashlight

Answer 2

Answer: C) Situational irony.

Explanation: an irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems contrary to what one expects and it often has an amusing result. A situational irony is when what happens is the contrary to what the characters or the audience are expecting to happen. In the given story we can see an example of a situational irony, because Sam needs his flashlight to see in the dark, but because it is dark he can't find the flashlight without a flashlight.