Irony Vocab Cards

Irony: A contrast between what is expected to happen, and what actually happens.

examples of irony: An olympic swimmer who drowns in his bathtub.
                             A serial killer who has written books on public safety.



You're going to create vocab cards:

On one side, write the term,  and a definition IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  Write a sentence with the word in it. Begin with: It is ironic that/when___________________________

On the other side: Draw a picture that represents an ironic situation -OR- a poem that has an ironic event.