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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 149
Explanation and Analysis—Christopher's Confusion:
In the following example of dramatic irony from Chapter 149, Christopher discovers letters that his mother has written to him, postmarked after her death.
I was really confused because Mother had never worked as a secretary for a firm that made things out of steel. [...] And Mother had never written a letter to me before. [....] [T]he letter was posted on 16 October 1997, which was 18 months after Mother had died.
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