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.

Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk by Kenn Nesbitt
Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk
A Fishy List by Kenn Nesbitt
A Fishy List
Toothbrush Karaoke by Kenn Nesbitt
Toothbrush Karaoke
My Teacher Took My iPod by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Took My iPod
Zoom Gloom by Kenn Nesbitt
Zoom Gloom
Cooking Class by Kenn Nesbitt
Cooking Class
I Woke Up this Morning by Kenn Nesbitt
I Woke up this Morning
My Sister Should Be an Explorer by Kenn Nesbitt
My Sister Should Be an Explorer
Super Eraser by Kenn Nesbitt
Super Eraser
My Brother Ate My Smartphone by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Ate My Smartphone
Today I Wrote this Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Wrote this Poem
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds
Dark Park by Kenn Nesbitt
Dark Park
Running Late by Kenn Nesbitt
Running Late
I Dreamed it Was December by Kenn Nesbitt
I Dreamed it Was December
When Larry Made Lasagna
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner
The First Day of School
Perfect by Kenn Nesbitt
Perfect
After Thanksgiving
Hank the Helpful Helper
Hank the Helpful Helper
The Headless Horseman's Hattery by Kenn Nesbitt
The Headless Horseman’s Hattery
My Christmas Travel Plan by Kenn Nesbitt
My Christmas Travel Plan
I'd Like to Be a Movie Star by Kenn Nesbitt
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star

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