Which statement best explains the situational irony in the passage? Cyril expects there to be sheep in the park, but there are not. The aunt hopes that the bachelor cannot answer Cyril's questions, but he can. The prince's mother fears that her son will be killed by a sheep, but he is not. The bachelor wants the children to listen quietly, but Cyril asks a question.

Answer is D

Explanation:

Cus i jus did it

Irony is a literary technique and language device that can be categorized in three sub-types: dramatic, situational and verbal.

Verbal irony is when the words being said mean something different than what the speaker is actually saying, and it happens intentionally.

Dramatic irony is when the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the work of fiction do not.

Situational irony involves a situation in which the expectation and the outcome are very different. For situational irony to happen, something has to lead a person to have that expectation. It is different from bad luck, which is simply when something unpleasant happens.

In the examples given, even though they all represent a contrast between expectation and situation, not all of them are founded in realistic expectations.

The example "Cyril expects there to be sheep in the park, but there are not" is the one that best represents situational irony, as the person went to the park with that belief and the opposite happened.