Curated OER
Identifying Irony
What are the three types of irony? After reviewing dramatic, situational, and verbal irony with your readers, present them with this two-page document. They read six excerpts to determine which type of irony is used in each. After...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature: Short Stories: "The Necklace"
This lesson focuses on the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. It defines irony and the types of irony and provides links to a PDF text of "The Necklace" and reading questions.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Irony (English Iii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learning to read and appreciate irony is the ultimate test of your skill at reading between the lines and can take considerable practice. This lesson will help you acquire...
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Irony
This is a glossary entry for the term "Irony" including the definition, the three types, and visual examples.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Backwards Writing Assignment
In this lesson students will create a backwards poem based on descriptive settings and characters.
Other
Spelling police.com: Irony
Informational site that provides the definition for and examples of irony.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Irony
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides an excellent description of the literary term "irony." Content includes a focus on dramatic irony, structural irony, and verbal irony.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Irony Lessons
In this learning module, students will learn more about the three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. A PowerPoint lesson is provided to assist the understanding of irony. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Irony Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about the three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Worksheets, activities, and a PowerPoint lesson are provided to assist with the understanding of irony. This module is...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Close Reading of Prose: Practice 1 (English I Reading)
As you read through the texts in this lesson, you will practice close reading strategies to help you understand a writer's tone. You'll be examining the writer's choice of diction, details, and irony to identify the writer's attitude.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Irony, Sarcasm, Paradox (English I Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn to identify and explain the purposes of irony and paradox in poetry. Both of these poetic devices are ways of saying one thing and meaning...
Other
Fu Jen Univ.: Poetic Elements: Denotation and Connotation: Figures of Speech
This site gives short definitions of the terms denotation and connotation. Also gives definitions for many figures of speech. Finally, includes discussion and study questions for a few poems at the bottom of the page. L.11-12.5b Nuance
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Irony
Definition of "irony" and a discussion of the three types: verbal, dramatic, and cosmic.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Sarcasm
This slideshow lesson defines irony and lists three types, defines sarcasm, discusses its purpose in literature, and provides examples. RL.11-12.6 Irony/Satire/etc
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Discovering Irony [Pdf]
A brief PDF worksheet in which students can assess the irony in a given piece of literature. They will document the type of irony, an example from the text, and its effect on the reader as indicated by the boxes.