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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 have I learned that at least one character does not know?
What have I learned that at least one character does not know?
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?
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The most effective question a reader can ask themselves to help detect dramatic irony is: "What have I learned that at least one character does not know?"
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not, creating tension or humor based on the disparity between the character's understanding and the audience's knowledge.
