Dramatic Irony

literary-devices

Tragic irony occurs when a character makes choices or holds beliefs that directly lead to the opposite of their intentions, and the audience recognizes the peril they cannot avo...

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rhetoric_and_communication

Irony describes a mismatch between expectation and reality, and it most often appears in three enduring forms: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Verbal irony involves saying on...

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Guides And Explainers

Dramatic irony is a storytelling device in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than the characters do, creating tension, humor, or poignancy. Unlike everyd...

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