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IRONY - VERBAL, SITUATIONAL AND DRAMATIC: SCAFFOLDING NOTES

This compact review of Irony for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Verbal, Situational and Dramatic Irony. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your ...
Salon

The irony of how we use the word “irony”

Adapted from "Irony and Sarcasm" by Roger Kreuz (MIT Press, 2020). Reprinted with permission from MIT Press. In February 1996, Alanis Morissette released the fourth single from “Jagged Little Pill,” ...
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IRONY - VERBAL, SITUATIONAL AND DRAMATIC: POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ...
The Punch Newspapers

Uses of irony: Learning from Soyinka’s latest example

Like simile, metaphor, personification and hyperbole, irony is a very useful figure of speech. Writers and other creative workers regularly make use of it, including comedians. It can, however, also ...