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6.1 Daily Practice

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5 questions

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The audience knows the Titanic is going to sink but the actors get on the ship anyway.

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When asked a question, for the seventh time, the teacher said, "Sure, I don't think I've answered that one enough times yet".

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The bus arrived late so they missed the roll call.

This is a scene from a famous 1980's sit-com, "Taxi."  Jim the character siting is taking a driver's license test.  He is already a taxi driver.  So, that he doesn't have a driver's license is ironic.  However, when Jim's fellow co-workers try to help him cheat, what other irony is at play?  Watch the following clip.

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What is the types of irony first described? What type of irony is used when he tries to cheat?

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What mood does the use of irony in the "Taxi" clip hope to achieve?