Question

How does situational irony differ from dramatic irony?(1 point)
Responses

Situational irony is defined by the use of figurative language, while dramatic irony relies on sensory details.
Situational irony is defined by the use of figurative language, while dramatic irony relies on sensory details.

Situational irony is always used for comedic effect, while dramatic irony can be used for tragedy or comedy.
Situational irony is always used for comedic effect, while dramatic irony can be used for tragedy or comedy.

Situational irony creates mood, while dramatic irony contributes to theme.
Situational irony creates mood, while dramatic irony contributes to theme.

Situational irony involves outcomes that differ from expectations, while dramatic irony involves the audience knowing something a character does not.

Answer 1

How does the use of sensory language in a text affect the reader's perception of mood?(1 point)
Responses

Provides objective, factual details that distance the reader from the text
Provides objective, factual details that distance the reader from the text

Evokes emotional responses that contribute to the overall atmosphere
Evokes emotional responses that contribute to the overall atmosphere

Heightens the sense of mystery and uncertainty in the narrative
Heightens the sense of mystery and uncertainty in the narrative

Highlights the contrast between the character's and the reader's perspectives
Highlights the contrast between the character's and the reader's perspectives

Answer 2

An author's use of sensory language always creates a positive mood in the text.(1 point)
Responses

False
False

True

Answer 3

Which of the following are examples of verbal irony? (Choose 2)(2 points)
Responses

Using sarcasm to mock or criticize
Using sarcasm to mock or criticize

Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Giving human traits to non-human things
Giving human traits to non-human things

Stating the opposite of what is meant
Stating the opposite of what is meant

Describing a character's physical appearance

Answer 4

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False

Answer 5

Which literary device is being used when an author writes 'The city never sleeps'?(1 point)
Responses

Metaphor
Metaphor

Hyperbole
Hyperbole

Allusion
Allusion

Personification

Answer 6

The correct distinction is: **Situational irony involves outcomes that differ from expectations, while dramatic irony involves the audience knowing something a character does not.**

Answer 7

The correct response is: **Evokes emotional responses that contribute to the overall atmosphere.**

Answer 8

**False**. An author's use of sensory language can create a variety of moods, depending on the context and the details described. It does not always result in a positive mood.

Answer 9

The two examples of verbal irony are:

1. **Using sarcasm to mock or criticize**
2. **Stating the opposite of what is meant**

Answer 10

**True.** Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not.

Answer 11

The literary device being used when an author writes "The city never sleeps" is **Personification**. This phrase attributes human qualities (the ability to sleep) to a non-human entity (the city).