Responses
What kind of conflict can I predict based on the actions of the characters so far?
What kind of conflict can I predict based on the actions of the characters so far?
What do the characters know that they have not yet revealed to me?
What do the characters know that they have not yet revealed to me?
What do I expect to happen that at least one character hopes will not?
What do I expect to happen that at least one character hopes will not?
What have I learned that at least one character does not know?
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To help detect dramatic irony, a reader can ask themselves:
What have I learned that at least one character does not know?
This question helps the reader identify situations where the audience has knowledge that the characters do not, which is the essence of dramatic irony.
