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 by Kenn Nesbitt
April Fool’s Day
I Bought a Maserati by Kenn Nesbitt
I Bought a Maserati
A Fishy List by Kenn Nesbitt
A Fishy List
AstroCow by Kenn Nesbitt
AstroCow
My Dog Does My Homework
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye
We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars by Kenn Nesbitt
We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars
My Sloth Is Supersonic
I Think My Dad Is Dracula
My Virtual Puppy
I Hypnotized the Teacher
I Made a New Password by Kenn Nesbitt
I Made a New Password
Olympic Granny by Kenn Nesbitt
Olympic Granny
My Brother Plays Dungeons and Dragons
Today I Got a Valentine
All My Great Excuses by Kenn Nesbitt
All My Great Excuses
It’s Friday the 13th Tomorrow
We Ate All the Cheetos
We Ate All the Cheetos
The Football Game Is on TV by Kenn Nesbitt
The Football Game Is on TV
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner
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Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk
I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go
I Woke Up this Morning by Kenn Nesbitt
I Woke up this Morning