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Can I just check initially I have correctly understood what's going to be presented?
Dramatic Irony
#28 on Literary Terms handout
dramatic irony
noun: (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
This is the standard statement you've been provided with?
dramatic irony: The dramatic effect achieved by leading an audience to understand an incongruity between a situation and the accompanying speeches, while the characters in the play remain unaware of the incongruity.
short definition:
dramatic irony = meaning of situation is understood by audience but not by some characters
Examples of dramatic irony: [...]
This is all your own explanation of the term? And will the students be getting both this and the first statement?
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