Question

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Read the poem below and complete the statement that follows.

“Irony”
by Jennifer T.

The shards of glass littered the cold, black asphalt
like sparkling stars strewn across the night sky.

Their brilliance catching the corner of my eye,
making me slow down, just to look at them a little longer.

In my awe of the sheer beauty of merely broken glass,
I couldn’t help but think

How someone else’s tragedy
could be so beautiful to me.

Source: T., Jennifer. “Irony.” Teen Ink. Teen Ink, n.d. Web. 6 July 2011.



The poem is an example of __________.

external conflict
internal conflict
dramatic irony
situational irony

Answer 1

This is an example of dramatic irony. Only the readers of the poem are aware of how the character in the poem feels because she is thinking to herself. She is comparing how she sees the night sky as beautiful, but it is somebody else's tragedy.