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Verbal Irony
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Movie Examples
Some background on
Verbal Irony
Shrek
- Verbal Irony is very similar to sarcasm and metaphors
- Verbal Irony has been used in many different movies, plays, and songs.
- Plays
- Movies
Donkey: Can I stay with you? Please?
Shrek: Of course.
Donkey: Really?
Shrek: NO!
-Romeo & Juliet
-Oedipus
-The Cask of Amontillado
-Fright Night
-Shrek 1,2,& 3
Verbal Irony
Romeo and Juliet Irony
Verbal Irony Funny Examples
"I lost all my money! That's Great!"
A figure of speech in which what is said is not what is meant.
Me- Ms. Hull, I didn't read Chapter 6!
Ms. Hull- Well aren't you lucky!
In Scene 5, when Juliet wants the nurse to find out who Romeo is:
"Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed."
"Look at your face! It's as pleasant as a root canal!"
This is verbal irony because the audience already knows that her grave is going to be her wedding bed they know she's going to die.
"My cookie is softer than concrete!"
"Your hands smell better than poop"
Verbal Irony Wanna'bees
Funny Verbal Irony
Situational Irony, Dramatic Irony, and Structural Irony are just verbal irony wanna'bees!
My References
If anyone ever confuses these with verbal irony they just need to check out this prezi
Although sarcasm is very similar to verbal irony they are not the same. Get it, got it, GOOD!
- http://www.k-state.edu/english/baker/english320/cc-verbal_irony.htm
- http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/irony/verbal.html
- http://fos.iloveindia.com/verbal-irony-examples.html
- http://www.fermiwords.com/verbal-irony/verbal-irony-definition-literature.html