ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Dramatic irony is defined as when the audience knows something that a character does not know.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the end when her husband frightened her, Janet no longer felt safe at home or with her husband. So she ran out into the raging storm for protection from within. It is ironic that the storm in the beginning was her greatest fear and in the end, it became her greatest ally.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first irony that Kate uses in her story is verbal. The irony comes from Bib, the son, saying “mama’ll be ‘fraid, yes”(88) and Bobinot responding with “She’ll shut the house”(88). It Implies that the character should be fine and nothing will happen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dramatic irony: Also known as tragic irony, this type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the main characters do not. For example, in William Shakespeare’s Othello (1603), Othello trusts Iago-but the audience knows better.