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Which is true about how dramatic irony enhances dramatic texts?(5 points)
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It lets the author reveal hidden secrets of the protagonist.
It lets the author reveal hidden secrets of the protagonist.
It allows characters and setting to be intertwined.
It allows characters and setting to be intertwined.
It allows flashbacks and foreshadowing to be connected.
It allows flashbacks and foreshadowing to be connected.
It helps readers feel empathy or sympathy for the characters.
It helps readers feel empathy or sympathy for the characters.
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Correct answers:
- It lets the author reveal hidden secrets of the protagonist.
- It helps readers feel empathy or sympathy for the characters.
Why: Dramatic irony gives the audience information that characters lack, so secrets or true motives are revealed to viewers/readers, creating tension. Because the audience knows more than the characters, we often feel pity, worry, or sympathy for characters about to make mistakes or suffer. The other two options (intertwining characters and setting; connecting flashbacks and foreshadowing) are not primary effects of dramatic irony.
- It lets the author reveal hidden secrets of the protagonist.
- It helps readers feel empathy or sympathy for the characters.
Why: Dramatic irony gives the audience information that characters lack, so secrets or true motives are revealed to viewers/readers, creating tension. Because the audience knows more than the characters, we often feel pity, worry, or sympathy for characters about to make mistakes or suffer. The other two options (intertwining characters and setting; connecting flashbacks and foreshadowing) are not primary effects of dramatic irony.
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