In her 1996 hit “Ironic,” Alanis Morissette famously sings that irony is “like rain on your wedding day” and “a black fly in your chardonnay.” Sorry ...

When writing a script, the situations you put your characters in are key. These moments are what ultimately provide insight into who they are, while also moving the story forward. There are many ways ...

This resource explains how and why J.B. Priestley uses dramatic irony in An Inspector Calls. Designed for GCSE pupils, it is made up of a 23-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 2 accompanying ...

Like simile, metaphor, personification and hyperbole, irony is a very useful figure of speech. Writers and other creative workers regularly make use of it, including comedians. It can, however, also ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts One of my pet hates is when ...

As the great British comic, Ricky Gervais once implied, England and America may not so much be divided by a common tongue, but by their distinctive use (and in the case of the Brits, their abuse) of ...

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ...