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 Brother Plays Dungeons & Dragons
It's Friday the 13th Tomorrow by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Friday the 13th Tomorrow
Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk by Kenn Nesbitt
Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk
Cooking Class by Kenn Nesbitt
Cooking Class
Zoom Gloom by Kenn Nesbitt
Zoom Gloom
Toothbrush Karaoke by Kenn Nesbitt
Toothbrush Karaoke
My Teacher Took My iPod by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Took My iPod
My Sister Should Be an Explorer by Kenn Nesbitt
My Sister Should Be an Explorer
My Hamster Has a Hovercraft
I Woke Up this Morning by Kenn Nesbitt
I Woke up this Morning
A Fishy List by Kenn Nesbitt
A Fishy List
It's Fun to Be a Football by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Fun to Be a Football
My Brother Ate My Smartphone by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Ate My Smartphone
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds
Dark Park by Kenn Nesbitt
Dark Park
I Dreamed it Was December by Kenn Nesbitt
I Dreamed it Was December
Running Late by Kenn Nesbitt
Running Late
The First Day of School
Today I Wrote this Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Wrote this Poem
Perfect by Kenn Nesbitt
Perfect
After Thanksgiving
Hank the Helpful Helper
Hank the Helpful Helper
When Larry Made Lasagna
The Headless Horseman's Hattery by Kenn Nesbitt
The Headless Horseman’s Hattery

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