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.

My Sloth Is Supersonic
I Bought a Maserati by Kenn Nesbitt
I Bought a Maserati
April Fool's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
April Fool’s Day
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye
My Dog Does My Homework
My Virtual Puppy
AstroCow by Kenn Nesbitt
AstroCow
I Think My Dad Is Dracula
We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars by Kenn Nesbitt
We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars
Olympic Granny by Kenn Nesbitt
Olympic Granny
The Football Game Is on TV by Kenn Nesbitt
The Football Game Is on TV
Today I Got a Valentine
I Made a New Password by Kenn Nesbitt
I Made a New Password
I Hypnotized the Teacher by Kenn Nesbitt
I Hypnotized the Teacher
My New Remote by Kenn Nesbitt
My New Remote
1 H0P3 7H47 Y0U C4N R34D 7H15
We Ate All the Cheetos
We Ate All the Cheetos
All My Great Excuses by Kenn Nesbitt
All My Great Excuses
I Can't Get Enough of this Pokemon Go by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go
It's a Drag to Be a Dragon by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s a Drag to Be a Dragon
My Brother Plays Dungeons & Dragons
I'm Only Half a Werewolf by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Only Half a Werewolf
Somebody Stole My Butt by Kenn Nesbitt
Somebody Stole My Butt
It's Friday the 13th Tomorrow by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Friday the 13th Tomorrow

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