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 Dog Fred
Grave Humor
Bigfoot’s Bewilderment
I Eat Spaghetti with a Spoon
Science Unfair
I Have to Write a Poem
Mr. Mirror
My Kitty Likes My Goldfish by Kenn Nesbitt
My Kitty Likes My Goldfish
Payton the Painter by Kenn Nesbitt
Payton the Painter
Fearless Frederick by Kenn Nesbitt
Fearless Frederick
Melvin the Mummy by Kenn Nesbitt
Melvin the Mummy
Annette the Detective by Kenn Nesbitt
Annette the Detective
Get Up! Get Up!
Mr. Brown the Circus Clown
My Brother's Lips Are Sealed by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother’s Lips Are Sealed
I'm Really Good at Texting by Kenn Nesbitt
im rlly gd @ txting
My City
Elementary by Kenn Nesbitt
Elementary
Hammering a Nail
Brand New Cat by Kenn Nesbitt
Brand New Cat
I Wake Today by Kenn Nesbitt
I Wake Today
My Pet Germs
I'm Thinking of Writing a Poem Today by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Thinking of Writing a Poem Today
My Mother Said to Clean My Room by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mother Said to Clean My Room

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