Irony: Dramatic, Situational, and Verbal Situational Irony Situational irony is a literary device that you can easily identify in literary works. In this lesson, we will define verbal irony as we use it in everyday life and its use in literature, look at the different kinds of verbal irony and then study some Verbal irony is a figure of speech. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says. Discover, once and for all, what irony is and is not. Explore three types of irony: verbal, situational and dramatic, and learn about some famous and everyday examples. verbal irony. EXAMPLE EXAMPLE In Toy Story, the audience knows that the toys speak and move, while the human characters in the movie are unaware of this. Verbal Irony Examples: 1. Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" 2. On the way to school, the school bus gets a Irony 1. What is irony? Irony is the exact opposite of the intended. One of the most misused words in the English language Verbal Irony Definition:
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