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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
Dramatic Irony
Explanation and Analysis—Soldier's Home?:
After Krebs proclaims to not love his mother, she starts crying, prompting Krebs to lie and say he does in fact love her. In a moment of dramatic irony, Krebs then reflects on this lie and his future:
He had felt sorry for his mother and she had made him lie. He would go to Kansas City and get a job and she would feel all right about it.
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