CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When you expect one thing but something else happens is a definition of
A
characterization
B
irony
C
inciting incident
D
setting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Situational irony is when we expect one thing, but get the opposite.

Detailed explanation-2: -Situational irony occurs when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. For example, a fire station burning down is a case of situational irony. Verbal irony is when a character says something that is different from what he or she really means, or how he or she really feels.

Detailed explanation-3: -Verbal irony: The definition of verbal irony is a statement in which the speaker’s words are incongruous with the speaker’s intent. A speaker says one thing while meaning another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal meaning.

Detailed explanation-4: -: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

Detailed explanation-5: -The three most common kinds you’ll find in literature classrooms are verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony.

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