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1. _______________ are sections of a drama that are separated by time or location.

2. _______________ _______________ tell the team putting a drama together what is happening on stage. These are NOT read aloud by the actors.

3. What is an example of verbal irony?

4. What is an example of dramatic irony?

5. What is an example of situational irony?

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. Scenes are sections of a drama that are separated by time or location.

2. Stage directions tell the team putting a drama together what is happening on stage. These are NOT read aloud by the actors.

3. An example of verbal irony could be when a character walks into a storm and says, "What a beautiful day!" meaning the opposite of what they are saying.

4. An example of dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows that a character is in danger (such as a character walking into a room with a hidden danger) but the character is unaware of it.

5. An example of situational irony would be a fire station burning down. It’s ironic because one would expect a fire station to be the last place to catch fire.