WAEC Literature in English 2014 Objective — Question 18

Question 18 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

_____ in drama operates against a character who is unaware of a situation which the audience know about.

A. verbal irony
B. Dramatic ironyCorrect
C. satire
D. Parody

Explanation

Dramatic irony operates against a character who is unaware of a situation that the audience knows about, e.g. in Othello, where the audience knows Iago's treachery but Othello does not.

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