Bad timing? The “smart” kids

INTERESTING…

OH…

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Irony is great! But what different types of irony

exist?

Verbal

Dramatic

Situational

WHAT TYPE?

Gollum convinces Frodo that Sam is trying to take the ring while Gollum plans on sending

Frodo to his own demise.

AND…

After dropping the cake on his shirt at his brother’s wedding reception, Andrew says, “I

am so happy I did that.”

“The golf links lie so near the mill

That almost every day

The laboring children can look out

And see the men at play”

“The Golf Links,” by Sarah N. Cleghorn

 

WHERE IS THE IRONY?

He knew he had to take control and face the day. It was now or never, so he:

A: Raised his hand to volunteer

B: Hit the alarm’s snooze button and went back to sleep

C: Read the next chapter

D: Closed his eyes and took one step forward

SE HABLA ESPANOL?While students were enjoying the International Club

Party, she had worked so hard to plan, Veronica

A: Talked to her friends

B: Thought she deserved to be thanked for her efforts

C. Stayed home to study for a Spanish exam that was assigned at the last minute

D. Thought it could not have turned out better

WHOOPSAs the river rose higher and higher, to protect the

house.

A. Neighbors piled sandbags to protect the house

B. Police evacuated the neighborhood

C. The Johnsons started to panic

D. Teddy wished he had never sold his houseboat and moved inland

MORE PLEASEAfter adopting two children, the couple

A. Were satisfied with their family

B. Had twins

C. Supported international adoption groups

D. Saved money for the children’s education

CAN I HAVE THAT INTERVIEW BACK?

After she had refused a job with Microsoft, her new company

A. Went on the New York Stock Exchange

B. Was purchased by a foreign investor

C. Posted higher annual earning than IBM

D. Was bought by Microsoft