6. Example of Situational Irony In the song, “Ironic,” Alanis Morissette lists examples of situational irony. (www.mtctickets.com)
7. In dramatic irony, the audience or reader is aware of the irony, but the characters are not.
8. When the audience saw the movie, Titanic , they knew from history that the ship would sink. When the characters said lifeboats were not needed for an “unsinkable ship,” the audience recognized the irony, but the characters did not.