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Which statement describes dramatic irony?

There is an unhappy ending for one or more of the characters.
The events turn out in a way that is the opposite of what readers expect.
A character says the opposite of what he or she means.
Readers know something about a situation that the character does not know.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Readers know something about a situation that the character does not know."

(Dramatic irony occurs when the audience or reader has information the characters lack. For contrast: an unhappy ending is a tragic outcome, the events turning out opposite of expectations is situational irony, and a character saying the opposite of what they mean is verbal irony.)