Irony Worksheet10th I. Read the following statements.

Explain what the situation or statement appears to mean & what the reality is. Also identify the type of irony illustrated. 1. Anders shouts, Thanks for the watch, Baard! Appears to mean: Really means: Type of irony illustrated: 2. People in the village see things that implicate Baard in the burning of the hayloft. Appears to mean: Really means: Type of irony illustrated: 3. When Anders was asked if he suspected Baard of burning down the hayloft, Anders says, No! Appears to mean: Really means: Type of irony illustrated: 4. After the hayloft burns down, Baard says, If you want the watch, you can have it. Appears to mean: Really means: Type of irony illustrated:

5. Anders says about all his troubles, This has been done by someone who wishes me ill. Appears to mean: Really means: Type of irony illustrated: II. Read the following and identify the type of irony illustrated. If it is not an example of irony, then put no irony found. _______________1. Calling a tall man Shorty _______________2. In Leiningen Vs. the Ants, we know that the ants are coming, but Leningen doesnt believe the commissioner. _______________3. In The Gift of the Magi, we do not expect the husband to sell his watch to buy hair combs because the wife has sold her hair to buy him a watch chain. _______________4. In Julius Caesar, the audience knows from history that Caesar will be murdered, but Caesar himself does not know this. _______________5. Calling a ten course meal a light snack _______________6. In The Monkeys Paw, the reader expects the story to end tragically because of all the suspense and foreshadowing. _______________7. In Romeo and Juliet, everyone thinks Juliet is dead, but the reader knows she is really alive. _______________8. In The Storyteller, we expect the children to like stories that end with people living happily ever after. However, the children like a story where the heroine becomes supper for a wolf with a black tongue. _______________9. In Romeo and Juliet, when Juliet calls Romeo a horrible person when she really loves him _______________10. In The Quiet Man, the audience knows Shawn is a boxer from the states, but Liam thinks Shawn is a coward. _______________11. In The Pearl, Kino expects the pearl to bring Coyotti a good future. Instead, it brings the babys death. _______________12. Calling someone a horrible person when you really want people to think the same as you