Which statement best explains dramatic irony?
(A)An author or playwright suggests a connection to other works of literature.
(B)The characters manage to keep a secret from the audience or reader.
(C)Several characters join together to resolve a story’s conflict.
(D)The audience or reader knows something that the characters do not.
Is D because Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that is going on in a situation but the characters are unaware of what is going on. Because of this understanding, the words and actions of the characters take on a different meaning.
