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Questions

1. Define irony (noun).
2. Describe the irony of Ramirez’s cartoon.

 


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Answers

1. Irony takes place when the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs.

2. Usually a “customer” robs a bank (teller). In this cartoon, the bankĀ is robbing the customer.