poetic device: Irony

Irony is when what you expect to happen doesn’t occur, but instead results in the opposite action or effect. For example, if someone were run over by an ambulance, or if you went to “Camp Sunshine” and it rained the whole week.

All of these poems have at least one example of irony each, usually at the end of the poem. See if you can figure out what is ironic in each of these poems.

April Fool’s Day

We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars

I Hypnotized the Teacher

My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye

I Bought a Maserati

My Dog Does My Homework

My Virtual Puppy

I Made a New Password

I Think My Dad Is Dracula

Olympic Granny

We Ate All the Cheetos

Today I Got a Valentine

I Woke up this Morning

My Christmas Travel Plan

All My Great Excuses

The Football Game Is on TV

Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk

Zoom Gloom

It’s Friday the 13th Tomorrow

I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go

Somebody Stole My Butt

Running Late

Cooking Class

My Teacher Took My iPod