Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Irony and Ambiguity

At first, I thought irony had to do with the character's mood, but I learned that this was wrong. Actually, irony is the difference between what the readers expect or what seems suitable and the reality of what happens. There are three types of irony: verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. I also learned about ambiguity. I used to think ambiguity had one specific meaning, but I learned that ambiguity can have multiple meanings in which something can be interpreted in a number of different ways. On my irony and ambiguity pretest, I was at grade- level. On my posttest, I hope that I will be above grade-level.

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