Question

Which statement best explains dramatic irony?

(A)An author or playwright suggests a connection to other works of literature.
(B)The characters manage to keep a secret from the audience or reader.
(C)Several characters join together to resolve a story’s conflict.
(D)The audience or reader knows something that the characters do not.

Answer 1

(D) The audience or reader knows something that the characters do not.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you look up dramatic irony, this will be the closest definition.

Answer 2

Is D because Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that is going on in a situation but the characters are unaware of what is going on. Because of this understanding, the words and actions of the characters take on a different meaning.