WAEC Literature in English 2020 Objective — Question 1

Question 1 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A situation where an audience is aware of an action a character is ignorant of is

A. dramatic ironyCorrect
B. comic relief
C. aside
D. satire

Explanation

Dramatic irony is a situation where the audience is aware of an action or situation rank of dramatic irony, Dramatic irony is a situation where what is known or secret to a character is known to the audience but the character remains unaware of it.

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