Question

According to Tuesday's lesson: Literary and Dramatic Terms to Know, what is the general term for a difference between expectation and outcome?

A Aside

B Characterization

C Hyperbole

D Irony

Answer 1

Question 10

According to Tuesday's lesson: Literary and Dramatic Terms to Know, what is the general term for a difference between expectation and outcome?

Irony

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Question 1

According to the Historical Background document, the literary period during which this play was written is named for _____?

Queen Victoria

Question 2

According to Monday's video, Oscar Wilde wrote this play to be set in London during "the present," which for him was when?

1890s

Question 3

According to Monday's video, the Historical Background document, and the Tuesday's lesson: Literary & Dramatic Terms, this play concerns itself mostly with the behaviors and dealings of the _____.

Upper Class

Question 4

According to the Historical Background document, English society during this time in history is known for its ____.

Strict morals & traditional domestic roles

Question 5

According to Tuesday's lesson: Literary & Dramatic Terms to Know, Oscar Wilde uses a specific literary device to set the tone of The Importance of Being Earnest. Which literary device dominates the plot development of this play?

Satire

Question 6

According to Monday's video, Oscar Wilde was born in what country?

Ireland

Question 7

According to Monday's video, both John (Jack) and Algernon (Algy) pretend to be another person named ___?

Ernest

Question 8

According to the Historical Background document, what is a topic of conversation that should be off limits for courting men and women?

Politics

Question 9

According to Tuesday's lesson: Literary and Dramatic Terms to Know, _____ are meant to be instructions in the text of a play.

Stage Directions

Question 10

According to Tuesday's lesson: Literary and Dramatic Terms to Know, what is the general term for a difference between expectation and outcome?

Irony

Answer 2

D. Irony.

Step-by-step explanation:

Irony in a literary text or work is when there is an opposite occurrence of any situation. This technique can be of different types, be it the situational irony, the dramatic irony or verbal irony.

In the case of a difference between what is expected and what really happens or what the outcome is, it can be termed as "irony". This is because the outcome and the expected result differ, which is quite like situational irony wherein the expected result is not what one wants. Rather, it tends to be quite the opposite of what is wanted/ expected.