Dramatic Elements Quick Check

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What is dramatic irony?(1 point)
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A contrast between a character’s expectations and the audience’s or reader’s knowledge.
A contrast between a character’s expectations and the audience’s or reader’s knowledge.

When a person says something but intends it to mean the opposite.
When a person says something but intends it to mean the opposite.

A speech in which a character in a play expresses their inner thoughts.
A speech in which a character in a play expresses their inner thoughts.

The series of events that occur in a literary work.

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A contrast between a character’s expectations and the audience’s or reader’s knowledge.