Name:__________________________________________
Mrs. Daniel Block _________________________________
English 11H
Date:___________________________________________
SOL Practice #2-Literary Terms Review Part I
Irony: _________________________________________________________________________
Verbal Irony: _____________________________________________________________
“F”s.
“I’m doing just great this quarter” I said after looking at my report card with straight
How is this phrase verbally ironic? What could be another term for verbal irony?
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Dramatic Irony: When the reader knows more than a character.
In Macbeth, after we see the witches give Macbeth his initial prophecies of being Thane
of Cawdor and king, we hear King Duncan decide to give Mabeth the Thane of Cawdor’s title
after his death.
How is this example dramatic irony?
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Situational Irony: _________________________________________________________
When the opposite of what is expected happens.
Give an example of situational irony from a recent book/movie/t.v. show:
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