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✍️ English 15 minLesson 40 of 50In progress
The Art of Irony and Sarcasm
Learn to identify and use irony to add layer and wit to your analysis.
What you will learn
- Verbal irony is when someone says the opposite of what they mean.
- Situational irony occurs when the outcome differs from expectations.
- Dramatic irony happens when the audience knows more than the characters.
Situational irony: The opposite of what you think - Christopher Warner
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Practice sheets
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Recall drill
10 questions · write-in lines · answer key included
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Apply it
10 questions · write-in lines · answer key included
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Test yourself
10 questions · write-in lines · answer key included
Interactive quiz
Question 1 of 10Which is an example of situational irony?
