Question
Fill in the blanks and fill in the table. Keep everything short and simple
__ is a literary technique that shows a contrast between what is expected and what
actually happens, or between the way things seem tobe in contrast to the way they really are.
Term Definition Example
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Sarcasm
Paradox
A __ can challenge our ideas of how things work and make us reconsider the way we see the world.
__ is a literary technique that shows a contrast between what is expected and what
actually happens, or between the way things seem tobe in contrast to the way they really are.
Term Definition Example
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Sarcasm
Paradox
A __ can challenge our ideas of how things work and make us reconsider the way we see the world.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
**Irony** is a literary technique that shows a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens, or between the way things seem to be in contrast to the way they really are.
| Term | Definition | Example |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Verbal Irony | When a speaker says one thing but means another. | Saying “Great weather!” during a storm. |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows something that the characters do not. | In a horror movie, the audience knows the killer is behind the door. |
| Situational Irony | When there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs. | A fire station burns down. |
| Sarcasm | The use of verbal irony to mock or convey contempt. | Saying “Nice job!” after someone fails badly. |
| Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a truth. | “Less is more.” |
A **paradox** can challenge our ideas of how things work and make us reconsider the way we see the world.
| Term | Definition | Example |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Verbal Irony | When a speaker says one thing but means another. | Saying “Great weather!” during a storm. |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows something that the characters do not. | In a horror movie, the audience knows the killer is behind the door. |
| Situational Irony | When there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs. | A fire station burns down. |
| Sarcasm | The use of verbal irony to mock or convey contempt. | Saying “Nice job!” after someone fails badly. |
| Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a truth. | “Less is more.” |
A **paradox** can challenge our ideas of how things work and make us reconsider the way we see the world.