A math teacher forgot simple addition. This is an example of ______. A: verbal irony B: situational irony C: dramatic irony D: none of the above

When you pause to let the irony sink in, you are ______. A: regretting using the irony B: giving the listeners time to understand your irony

And then he traversed the room like a hound on the scent… A: irony B: personification C: simile D: irony

Theworld"irony"comesfromtheGreekcharacterEironwhowasanunderdogandusedhiswittoovercomeastrongercharacter.()

Irony is mainly achieved by uses of ________.

Romeo arrives at the Capulet family tomb to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, the audience knows that Juliet is not dead; she merely took a potion to make it look like she died for her motives. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed? A: verbal irony B: dramatic irony C: situational irony D: oxymoron

Milton's Paradise Lost is full of irony and satire.

In Othello by Shakespeare, We (as the audience) know that the handkerchief used as the proof of Desdemona’s infidelity was in fact stolen by Emilia. We know she is framed, but are powerless to prevent Othello from killing her for her infidelity. This is an example of ______. A: verbal irony B: situational irony C: dramatic irony D: none of the above

Could a writer use irony or ridiculing opposite views to convince readers?

it is generally believed that Americans do. 't know anything about irony .