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What are the three types of irony?
There is dramatic, situational, and verbal irony. Dramatic Irony- the contrast between what the character knows and what his audience knows. Situational Irony- the contrast between what was expected to happen and what actually ended up happening. Verbal Irony- the contrast between what is said and what is meant. These types of irony have to do with the conflict, theme, and setting.
When the audience or reader of a play knows something a character in the play does not it is called?
Dramatic Irony
Situational irony dramatic irony characterization verbal irony.?
Situational irony occurs when there is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not. Characterization is the method used by the author to develop the personality of a character. Verbal irony is when a person says one thing but means another.
Which of these literary devices is being used when there's a situation in which a character is unaware of something that the audience knows?
dramatic irony
What literacy technique is used when the audience knows something that the character does not know?
Dramatic irony
What is the difference between dramatic irony and situational irony?
Dramatic Irony- Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. Situational Irony- An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected, the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does. Verbal Irony- A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
A contrast between what the reader knows and what the character knows?
When a character thinks something but the audience knows the opposite is true, it is called dramatic irony. An example of this would be when Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she is still alive.
What is it called when the audience or reader knows something the character does not?
It is called dramatic irony. Dang you beat me to it. And situational irony is when something unexpected or opposite of what you thought was going to happen happens.
Is Lucille Clifton's in the inner city poem a dramatic irony?
No, Lucille Clifton's poem "in the inner city" is not an example of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters in a literary work do not, leading to a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. This poem does not exhibit that particular type of irony.
What is it called when the reader knows what's going to happen but the main character does not?
This is known as dramatic irony, where the audience has information that the characters do not. It creates tension and suspense in a narrative as viewers anticipate the moment when the characters will discover the truth.
Define dramatic irony. How do you see dramatic irony in this scene?
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows more about events in a story than the characters. In this scene, we see dramatic irony when a character unknowingly makes a decision that the audience knows will have unintended consequences due to information that the character lacks. This disconnect between what the characters know and what the audience knows creates tension and heightens suspense in the story.
Dramatic irony means that?
Anti-Dramatic Irony is the opposite (anti-) of dramatic irony (when the character in the play or literature knows something that the audience does not. An example would be Sherlock Holmes. He sometimes knows the culprit and how he/she did it but does not tell Watson until the end.
