Question

What is the definition of situational irony?(1 point)
Responses

Situational irony is when a character flashes back to memories they had in the past in order to shed light on a current experience.
Situational irony is when a character flashes back to memories they had in the past in order to shed light on a current experience.

Situational irony is a contrast between a character’s expectations and the audience’s knowledge.
Situational irony is a contrast between a character’s expectations and the audience’s knowledge.

Situational irony plays on the expectations that readers or the audience are likely to bring to a work.
Situational irony plays on the expectations that readers or the audience are likely to bring to a work.

Situational irony is the use of language that states the opposite of what is actually meant.

Answer 1

Situational irony plays on the expectations that readers or the audience are likely to bring to a work.

(Explanation: situational irony occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected.)