This resource explores the concept of irony through three main types: verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. The document begins with definitions and examples of each type, illustrating how irony functions in literature and everyday language. It includes various activities aimed at matching definitions, identifying irony within excerpts from Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings," and encouraging deeper thinking about the manipulation of expectations that irony creates. Students are prompted to analyze specific scenarios for their ironic elements and even challenge them to create their own examples of irony. The resource emphasizes understanding irony's role in narrative and characters' perceptions.