ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This type of irony occurs when readers know more about a situation or a character in the story than the characters do.
A
Dramatic Irony
B
Situational Irony
C
Verbal Irony
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dramatic irony is a form of irony. It is both a literary and theatrical device in which the reader or audience knows more than the characters they are following. The characters’ actions have a different meaning for the audience than they do for the actors or characters, and this device often lends itself to tragedy.

Detailed explanation-2: -dramatic irony, a literary device by which the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.

Detailed explanation-3: -dramatic irony is when an audience knows or comes to realize something that a character in the literature does not know. 3. irony of situation is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results. Irony involves the perception that things are not what they are said to be or what they seem.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is when your audience has more information than your character(s) in a story. This nifty literary device became popular in Greek tragedy – and, true to the genre, the different point of view often leads to tragic outcomes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dramatic irony is defined as when the audience knows something that a character does not know. Verbal irony occurs when the intended meaning of something is other than what is communicated.

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