LIT TERM EXAMPLES

SITUATIONAL IRONY

• A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
• The marriage counselor files for divorce

VERBAL IRONY

• Saying “Oh, fantastic!” when the situation is actually very poor
• "Clear as dirt"

DRAMATIC IRONY

• In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.
• Audience knows there is a monster in the closet, and the actor doesn't

FORESHADOWING

• literary device authors use to hint toward future events
• In "Endangered" Sophie's mom mentions something about relocating.