CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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what is said is the opposite of what is meant
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the audience knows something the character doesn’t
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what happens is the opposite of what is expected
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When something happens that’s the complete opposite of what you expected, that’s situational irony. Your local fire station burning down would be an unfortunate example of situational irony.
Detailed explanation-2: -In writing, there are three types of irony-verbal, situational, and dramatic. Verbal irony is when a person says one thing but means the opposite; Situational irony is when the opposite of what is expected happens; and. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that characters do not.
Detailed explanation-3: -Situational Irony Definition Situational irony is when we expect one thing, but get the opposite.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, two friends coming to a party in the same dress is a coincidence. But two friends coming to the party in the same dress after promising not to wear that dress would be situational irony-you’d expect them to come in other clothes, but they did the opposite. It’s the last thing you expect.
Detailed explanation-5: -Irony: when the opposite of what you expect happens.