Question

Little did the detective know, he was standing face-to-face with the very criminal he’d spent months hunting.


“I’d just like a few minutes of your time,” the detective said. He offered a friendly smile to the barista, already thinking about his next stop. He just needed this one question answered before he could be sure his hunch was correct.


“Sure thing,” the coffee bandit agreed. “Why don’t we step into the back room so we can speak privately?”

Use the story excerpt above to answer the question.

What narrative technique does the writer use to create an effect?

(1 point)

figurative language

vivid description

verbal irony

dramatic irony

Answer 1

Dramatic irony.

The narrator tells the reader the detective is unknowingly face-to-face with the criminal, so the audience knows something the character does not, creating tension.