What is dramatic irony?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The audience knows something important that a character does not know
- Step 1: Irony has several kinds. Step 2. Dramatic irony depends on the gap between audience knowledge and character knowledge. Answer: audience knows what the character does not. Why not the others: The other options describe verbal irony, situational irony and a soliloquy.
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