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Which description is an example of dramatic irony?(1 point)
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A roofing contractor on a multistory building has a fear of heights.
A roofing contractor on a multistory building has a fear of heights.
A person is asked how something tastes, and he states that it is awful and then proceeds to eat several more bites.
A person is asked how something tastes, and he states that it is awful and then proceeds to eat several more bites.
A wife cuts and sells her hair to buy a watch chain for her husband, who has sold his watch to buy combs for her hair.
A wife cuts and sells her hair to buy a watch chain for her husband, who has sold his watch to buy combs for her hair.
A marriage counselor files for divorce from her fourth husband.
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None of the choices is true dramatic irony.
Dramatic irony is when the audience/reader knows something that a character does not. The options instead show other kinds of irony:
- Roofing contractor afraid of heights — situational irony.
- Person says something tastes awful then keeps eating — verbal irony/incongruity.
- Wife sells her hair and husband sells his watch (The Gift of the Magi) — situational irony.
- Marriage counselor files for divorce — situational irony.
Dramatic irony is when the audience/reader knows something that a character does not. The options instead show other kinds of irony:
- Roofing contractor afraid of heights — situational irony.
- Person says something tastes awful then keeps eating — verbal irony/incongruity.
- Wife sells her hair and husband sells his watch (The Gift of the Magi) — situational irony.
- Marriage counselor files for divorce — situational irony.
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