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Question: Which description is an example of dramatic irony? (1 point)
Responses:
( ) A roofing contractor on a multistory building has a fear of heights.
( ) A marriage counselor files for divorce from her fourth husband.
( ) 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.
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None of the above.
- 1 and 2 are situational irony (outcomes contrary to expectation).
- 3 is verbal irony/sarcasm (saying something opposite to what you mean).
- 4 (the Gift of the Magi scenario) is situational irony (their sacrifices make the gifts useless).
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something a character does not (e.g., the audience knows the killer is in the closet but the character does not) — none of these examples fit that.
- 1 and 2 are situational irony (outcomes contrary to expectation).
- 3 is verbal irony/sarcasm (saying something opposite to what you mean).
- 4 (the Gift of the Magi scenario) is situational irony (their sacrifices make the gifts useless).
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something a character does not (e.g., the audience knows the killer is in the closet but the character does not) — none of these examples fit that.
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