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Nov 12, 2024

What is one way in which irony surprises the reader?

In what ways can irony create unexpected surprises for the reader?

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dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.
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Feb 16, 2025

B.By not fulfilling expectationsIrony, by its most simple explanation, is when the opposite of intention or of what was expected happens.  Irony, too, can be described as an instance where one “shoots themselves in the foot,” so to speak.  For instance, it would be ironic if one installs a smoke alarm or fire sprinkler system in one’s house in order to prevent a house fire, but because of an electrical short, the smoke alarm/sprinkler system ends up burning the house down.  With that in mind, one way in which irony surprises the reader is by not fulfilling expectations.  
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Jan 28, 2025

The answer is 'by not fulfilling expectations'. The other options don't really surprise the reader, and if the plot is going into one direction, and then what you'd expect to happen doesn't actually happen, you are surprised, and the element of irony is achieved. 
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