Question

How can a reader identify dramatic irony in a text?(1 point)
Responses

by identifying when characters with different perspectives are speaking sarcastically
by identifying when characters with different perspectives are speaking sarcastically

by examining the situation when a character has fallen for a trick
by examining the situation when a character has fallen for a trick

by guessing when a character is about to encounter a major problem
by guessing when a character is about to encounter a major problem

by noticing when they know something the character does not

Answer 1

By noticing when the reader/audience knows something a character does not. This gap between audience knowledge and character knowledge creates dramatic irony.