ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Paul Walker (Fast and the Furious) dying in a car accident is an example of
A
Tragedy
B
Situational Irony
C
Dramatic Irony
D
Verbal Irony
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paul was just 40 when he died. The Porsche he was travelling in crashed into a concrete lamp post and tree at high speed before catching fire, killing him and his friend Roger Rodas, who was driving. The actor passed away from the combined effects of trauma and burns, leaving his family and film co-stars bereft.

Detailed explanation-2: -Walker died of injuries sustained from a single-vehicle collision on November 30, 2013, while a passenger in a speeding car. His father and daughter filed separate wrongful death lawsuits against Porsche, which resulted in settlements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roger Rodas, the man who died along with Paul Walker, is often overlooked due to Walker’s popularity. However, on that sad day, Rodas, a close friend of Walker’s, was behind the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT’s wheel. The accident took place on Hercules Drive in Valencia.

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