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.

Dad in the Sand by Kenn Nesbitt
Dad in the Sand
My iPhone Did My Homework
The Reason Vance Learned How to Dance by Kenn Nesbitt
The Reason Vance Learned How to Dance
Poor Cinderella
When Sarah Surfs the Internet
My Smartphone Isn’t Very Smart
I'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
I’m Clever Whenever
Ugly Couple
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
My Teacher Ate My Homework by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Ate My Homework
I’m Counting the Days until Christmas
My Sister Thinks She’s Santa Claus
I like It When It's Quiet by Kenn Nesbitt
I Like It When It’s Quiet
Belinda Bell
I Let My Mind Wander
This Morning Is Our History Test
While Strolling Down the Beach Today
The Showdown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Showdown
The Sport for Me by Kenn Nesbitt
The Sport for Me
Mr. Right by Kenn Nesbitt
Mr. Right
Horror Movie Marathon by Kenn Nesbitt
Horror Movie Marathon
Hannah’s Hammer
Melinda Made a Snowman

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