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Which of the following correctly describes an instance of dramatic irony, select all that apply

1. When the reader expects a particular result but the actual result differs from that expectation 2. A character acts in a way the reader knows to be inappropriate in the actual circumstances 3. When the reader knows the truth but a character does not 4. A plot twist that results in a very different outcome than originally expected by the reader 5. When an expression suggests the opposite of its apparent meaning

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Answer:

I believe it to be 2, 3,

Step-by-step explanation:

Dramatic irony occurs when the reader knows more about what's going on than the characters. creates suspense since the reader is waiting to know if the characters will figure out what it happening before it's too late. stories with an omniscient narrator often use dramatic irony.

5 -is verbal irony

1&2 not exactly sure what each is or I'd put the meanimg for those too.

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