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Definition of Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given situation, and that of the... read full definition
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given... read full definition
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a... read full definition
Chapter 17
Explanation and Analysis—Who Are You?:
A Long Walk to Water’s most heartfelt scene arrives with a drumroll of dramatic irony. By the time Salva sidles up to his father’s bed in the clinic during Chapter 17, the story feels heavy with expectation:
Salva stood at the foot of one of the beds in the crowded clinic.
“Hello,” he said.
“Hello,” the patient replied politely.
“I have come to visit you," Salva said.
“To visit me?” The man frowned. "But who are you?”
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