Which is an example of dramatic irony?

A mother promises her son money for college tuition, while the audience knows she has already spent the money on a new car.

A young man declares his love for his girlfriend, while the audience knows that he is true to her.

A young girl says her final goodbyes from her sickbed, while the audience knows that she is dying.

A mayor speaks to the townspeople about getting rid of corruption, while the audience knows that she is an honest woman.

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Adolfo Campos

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19 March, 08:42

Which is an example of dramatic irony?

A mother promises her son money for college tuition, while the audience knows she has already spent the money on a new car.

A young man declares his love for his girlfriend, while the audience knows that he is true to her.

A young girl says her final goodbyes from her sickbed, while the audience knows that she is dying.

A mayor speaks to the townspeople about getting rid of corruption, while the audience knows that she is an honest woman.

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Mercedes Reynolds · Answer 1

The answer is the third one. Dramatic irony is a type of incongruity that is communicated through a work's structure: a group of people's familiarity with the circumstance in which a work's characters exist varies significantly from that of the characters', and the words and activities of the characters.