Verbal+Irony+(Sarcasm)--Irony

Name: Robert Xu Period: 4 School: Wootton HS

Definition #1: the use of words t o convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Source: []

Definition #2: harsh or bitter derision or irony Source: []

Definition in your own "student friendly" words: Bluntly stating the opposite of what it means in. Link to example #1 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): ... ...if you have a phobia of longs words you have to tell people that you have Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?...

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a good example because it bluntly states how a phobia of long words can only be described with a long word. It's the outright opposite of what it should be.

Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc):

Make yourself at home! Clean my kitchen.

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: Sarcasm is used in this situation to describe someone coming over. The person is telling them to treat the house like it is theirs, and then goes on to state outright to clean the kitchen, like it is theirs.

Name:Aushiney McNeil Period:5 School:Cesar Chavez

Definition #1:using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning Source:dictionary.com

Definition #2:a trope(figure of speech) in which the intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning the word appears to express Source:about.com

Definition in your own "student friendly" words:when a person says or does something and means the opposite

Link to example #1 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): 2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example:This is a good example because when you smoke you damage your lungs and yet the person smoking is using a lung ashtray. This is know as situational irony.

Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): 2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example:This is another form of situational irony. While the sign is saying not to post signs, it is a sign that tells people not to post signs.

Name: Cori Futrovsky Period: 3 School: Wootton High School

Definition #1: A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what it is meant. Source: http://msburkeenglish.wordpress.com/literary-terms/ also dictonary.com

Definition #2: A person says or writes one thing, but means another.

Source: dictionary.com

Definition in your own "student friendly" words: Verbal irony, or sarcasm, is when you say one thing, but your tone implies that you mean the compete opposite.

Link to example #1 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): "... We park on a driveway, and drive on a parkway." 2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is clear irony because the words are the total opposite of what they should mean.

Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): "... Finding misspelled words in the dictionary."

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: The irony in this is that a dictionary is supposed to be a book full of correctly spelled words because people look there to spell. If a dictionary is spelled wrong, it's ironic because that's where everything is supposed to be spelled right.

Name:Deangelo Edwards Period:4 School:Cesar Chavez

Definition #1: in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. Source: []

Definition #2: when a person speaks about something in a mocking tone while falsely praising it Source: Me

Example #1 : Yes, please! I would love a bigger mess to clean up. Thank You! Explanation:This is ironic because the person is showing his dislike of cleaning by asking for more to do. This is a common use of sacasm that clearly show your true feelings.

Example #2: Getting hit by an ambulance Explanation: This is ironic because an ambulance is supposed to take you to get treated for wounds, not cause them. When a ambulance hits you it is causing the problem it is supposed to fix.