Question

Something that challenges the expectations of a reader by creating a contradiction between reality and appearance is called _____.

a. stanza structure
b. a stanza
c. a poem
d. irony

Answer 1

I believe it is Irony so it would be answer D.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D: irony.

The irony is a rhetoric figure that is used to suggest the strong contrast of the literal meaning raised. It consists in playing with words in such a way that the meaning implicit in the sentence is different from the literal meaning of the word.