Responses
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 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 have I learned that at least one character does not know?
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The question a reader can ask themselves to help detect dramatic irony is:
What have I learned that at least one character does not know?
This question focuses on the difference in knowledge between the reader and the characters, which is key to identifying dramatic irony.
