Question
Sarah had always been afraid of dark, so when her family moved to the old house on the hill, she was terrified of the basement. One evening, her parents told her to go down and fit a box from the basement. Has Sarah took the top of the stairs, she nervously thought, “ I hope nothing scary is down there. Little did you know, her brother was hiding in the basement, ready to jump out and scare her.
What is the dramatic irony in this passage?
Sarah is afraid of the dark, but her brother is planning to scare her
Sarah is unaware that her brother is hiding in the basement
The basement is full of dangerous creatures
Sarah thinks her parents will protect her from the basement
What is the dramatic irony in this passage?
Sarah is afraid of the dark, but her brother is planning to scare her
Sarah is unaware that her brother is hiding in the basement
The basement is full of dangerous creatures
Sarah thinks her parents will protect her from the basement
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The dramatic irony in this passage is that **Sarah is unaware that her brother is hiding in the basement**. The audience knows that her brother is there and plans to scare her, while Sarah, who is already scared of the dark, does not know this. This creates a tension between her fears and the actual situation.