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.

Sylvester the Strongman by Kenn Nesbitt
Sylvester the Strongman
Terrible Dream by Kenn Nesbitt
Terrible Dream
My Family Thinks I'm Crazy by Kenn Nesbitt
My Family Thinks I’m Crazy
Going Nowhere Slowly by Kenn Nesbitt
Going Nowhere Slowly
When Daniel Went Dancing by Kenn Nesbitt
When Daniel Went Dancing
The Bagel Bird
Porcupine Valentine
I Made a Hat by Kenn Nesbitt
I Made a Hat
I Tried to Catch a Snowflake
I Sat Down on a Seesaw by Kenn Nesbitt
I Sat Down On a Seesaw
New Computer by Kenn Nesbitt
New Computer
Toby the Snowboarding Doberman
Broccoli for Breakfast by Kenn Nesbitt
Broccoli for Breakfast
Nimrod Nero, Superhero
There’s a Witch Outside My Window
I've Got a Secret by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ve Got a Secret
I Built a Castle on the Beach
I Made Myself a Sandwich
Can't Sleep by Kenn Nesbitt
Can’t Sleep
I Named My Dogs the Strangest Names by Kenn Nesbitt
I Named My Dogs the Strangest Names
I Bought a Balloon
Mall Crawl
Gordon’s Garden
What I Told Mrs. Morris when She Asked How I Was Feeling Today by Kenn Nesbitt
What I Told Mrs. Morris When She Asked How I Was Feeling Today