Overview

Understanding irony is a key component of many literature exams and learning standards. Students will use this worksheet to explore how dramatic, verbal, and situational irony affect the play’s meaning and the audience’s experience with the story. Pass out this worksheet after the class has finished reading the play. Take a moment to review the definitions of dramatic, verbal, and situational irony. If time is a limiting factor, assign small groups to work together to complete the worksheet.

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