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Is a situation in which the outcome of events in a literary work contradicts what is expected.

a. Irony
b. Tragedy
c. Ethos
d. Hamartia

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The correct answer here is a. Irony.

A tragedy has a sad ending, but this is not necessarily unexpected, Ethos is a national character, or a collective believe and hamartia is a character's mistake that leads to their demise.
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