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.

The Football Game Is on TV

April Fool’s Day

I Bought a Maserati

My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye

My Dog Does My Homework

My Virtual Puppy

I Think My Dad Is Dracula

I Made a New Password

We Ate All the Cheetos

We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars

Olympic Granny

Today I Got a Valentine

I Woke up this Morning

It’s Friday the 13th Tomorrow

Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk

I Finished My Homework

Zoom Gloom

My Teacher Took My iPod

I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go

Today I Wrote this Poem

All My Great Excuses

Running Late

My Christmas Travel Plan

Cooking Class