Question

It was the ninth inning and Bryant's team was down

by two. Runners were on first and second base and
Bryant was up to bat. He could tie the game, maybe
even win it if he got a good hit. Bryant stared down
the pitcher with a cold steel gaze as the ball floated
from his hand. Everything seemed to move in slow
motion. Bryant twirled awkwardly. He swung the
bat and somehow hit the ball with the bottom of
the handle. The ball gently bounced away from
Bryant and landed directly in the third baseman's
mitt. This caused a force out. The third baseman
tossed it to the second basemen, causing a second
force out. He threw it to first, and Bryant was
responsible for a triple play. As the players lined up
to exchange handshakes at the end of the game,
the pitcher stared coolly at Bryant. They shook
hands, and the pitcher said, "Nice hit, Champ. Way
to get a hold of it." Bryant had never felt more
embarrassed.
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Answer 1

If your'e asking what happened, and why he felt embarassed, its because he caused his team to lose. He hit the ball to the thirdbaseman, which gave the other oppertunity to end the game, as it was the last inning, and all they needed were 3 outs. And with the triple play, Bryant felt bad, as he was part of the reason of which his team lost. Although even the pitcher said to him "Nice hit, Champ. Way to get a hold of it", he still felt bad, although it was a positive thing that he did, that the other team turned into a negative thing.

I hope this helped, I don't know what the question was, although I love baseball, and am training in a professional youth academy in DR, so I hope this helped clear up any confusion there was in this little paragraph. Have a good night!

Answer 2

The described situation involves dramatic irony, where the reader knows the outcome of Bryant's hit, creating a contrast between his hopeful anticipation and the negative result he is unaware of. Here option A is correct.

The situation described involves dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience or reader is aware of something that the characters in the story are not. In this case, the reader knows that Bryant's hit led to a triple play, causing his team to lose the game.

However, Bryant himself is unaware of the outcome at the moment of the hit. The irony lies in the contrast between Bryant's hope and anticipation for a positive outcome and the actual result, which is a negative one that he is not yet aware of.

Situational irony, on the other hand, involves a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens in a situation. Verbal irony is characterized by a contrast between the literal meaning of words and the intended meaning, often used for humor or emphasis.

While there may be elements of situational irony in the story, the primary form of irony at play is dramatic irony. Therefore, the correct answer is A - dramatic irony.

Complete question:

It was the ninth inning and Bryant's team was down by two. Runners were on first and second base and Bryant was up to bat. He could tie the game, maybe even win it if he got a good hit. Bryant stared down the pitcher with a cold steel gaze as the ball floated from his hand. Everything seemed to move in slow motion. Bryant twirled awkwardly. He swung the bat and somehow hit the ball with the bottom of the handle. The ball gently bounced away from Bryant and landed directly in the third baseman's mitt. This caused a force out. The third baseman tossed it to the second basemen, causing a second force out. He threw it to first, and Bryant was responsible for a triple play. As the players lined up to exchange handshakes at the end of the game, the pitcher stared coolly at Bryant. They shook hands, and the pitcher said, "Nice hit, Champ. Way to get a hold of it." Bryant had never felt more embarrassed.

Irony involving a situation in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know

A - dramatic irony

B - situational irony

C - verbal irony

D - all of the above