Question
Little did the detective know, he was standing face-to-face with the very criminal he'd spent months hunting.
"I'd just like a few minutes of your time," the detective said. He offered a friendly smile to the barista, already thinking about his next stop. He just needed this one question answered before he could be sure his hunch was correct.
"Sure thing," the coffee bandit agreed. "Why don't we step into the back room so we can speak privately?"
What narrative technique does the writer use to create an effect?
Verbal irony
Vivid description
Figurative language
Dramatic irony
"I'd just like a few minutes of your time," the detective said. He offered a friendly smile to the barista, already thinking about his next stop. He just needed this one question answered before he could be sure his hunch was correct.
"Sure thing," the coffee bandit agreed. "Why don't we step into the back room so we can speak privately?"
What narrative technique does the writer use to create an effect?
Verbal irony
Vivid description
Figurative language
Dramatic irony
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The narrative technique used in this excerpt is **dramatic irony**. The reader knows that the detective is speaking to the very criminal he has been hunting, which creates tension and suspense, as the detective is unaware of the true identity of the person he's conversing with. This contrast between the character's knowledge and the audience's knowledge is the essence of dramatic irony.