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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 1
Explanation and Analysis—Jonathan in Transylvania:
In Chapter 1, as he journeys to Castle Dracula for the first time, Jonathan Harker uses both hyperbole and simile to describe Transylvanian superstitions:
I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathians, as if it were the centre of some kind of imaginative whirlpool; if so my stay may be very interesting (Mem., I must ask the Count all about them.)
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