Question

What is one way in which dramatic irony is used in a piece of literature?

A. By having a difference between what is expected and what actually happens
B. By having a character say one thing when he or she actually means the opposite
C. By explaining the underlying reason a tragic hero causes a tragedy to happen
D. By letting the reader or audience know something that the characters do not

Answer 1

ik its not b.

Answer 2

First off what is irony?

Answer 3

and i know its not a

Answer 4

a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

Answer 5

Which of your answer choices have tragic in it?

Answer 6

C is your answer

Answer 7

In which literary work does a tragic hero first appear?

A. Oedipus Rex
B. Macbeth
C. The Poetics
D. War and Peace