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What are the types of irony and include an example for each

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verbal irony --> a character says one thing but means the opposite.

dramatic irony --> the audience knows something a character doesn't

situational irony --> a character expects one thing to occur, but something else happens.

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Situational irony - where actions or event has the opposite result from what is expected or intended.
E.G. A plumber spends all day working on leaky faucets and comes home to find a pipe has hurt in his home

Verbal irony- where someone says the opposite of what they really mean or intend.
E.G. On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!"

Dramatic irony: occurs when the audience or tease of a text knows something that the character doesn't.
E.G. The reader knows that a storm is coming but the children playing on the playground don't. Also, in Romeo and Juliet, we know that Juliet has faked her death but Romeo doesn't.
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