R.K. Narayan
LIKE THE SUN
VERBAL IRONY
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The speaker says one thing, but means
another.
 Examples
 You
drop your brand new iPhone 5 in the toilet. You say,
“Oh great. This is fantastic!”
 Sarcasm
 Mrs. Talbot LOVES it when you don’t do your homework. It makes
her so happy. Seriously, it makes her feel happier than puppy
dogs, butterflies, and ice cream sandwiches on a hot summer
day.
DRAMATIC IRONY
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When the reader knows something that the
character does not know.
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Example:
 In
Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows Juliet took
a sleeping pill and is not truly dead, but Romeo
believes she killed herself.
Dramatic Irony
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SITUATIONAL IRONY
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When a character expects one thing to happen,
but something entirely different occurs.
 Example:
 In
the short story, The Possibilty of Evil, Miss
Strangeworth expects her letters to help people change
their “evil ways,” however, it hurts and angers people
instead.
SITUATIONAL IRONY
SITUATIONAL IRONY GROUPS
DRAMATIC IRONY GROUPS
Groups 1, 3, 5, 7
Groups 2, 4, 6, 8
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Find an example of situational
irony in the story Like the Sun.
On your poster, list the type of
irony, definition, and a few
sentences explaining the
example you found.
Draw a phenomenal picture
that illustrates the action that
took place.
IN YOUR GROUPS…
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
Find an example of dramatic
irony in the story Like the Sun.
On your poster, list the type of
irony, definition, and a few
sentences explaining the
example you found.
Draw a phenomenal picture
that illustrates the action that
took place.
DRAMATIC IRONY
When the reader knows something that the
character does not know
 Examples:

 The
reader knows that Sekhar doesn’t like the
headmaster’s singing but the headmaster doesn’t know
it.
 The reader knows that Sekhar doesn’t like his wife’s
cooking, but she doesn’t know it
SITUATIONAL IRONY
When a character expects one thing to happen,
but something entirely different occurs.
 Examples from the story:

The wife expects her husband to say that her food is wonderful,
but he says it’s terrible.
 The headmaster expects that the teacher will say his singing is
wonderful, but the teacher says it is lousy.
 The teacher thinks the headmaster is mad at him because he
did not finish grading the 100 papers, but the headmaster
invites him to his house.
 The headmaster expects a compliment, but Sekhar says his
singing is bad.
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