Biography literature definition of dramatic irony

I. What is Dramatic irony?

Irony is when you get the opposite of what you expect, especially if the result is humorous or striking in some way.

Dramatic Irony Examples and Definition - Literary Devices

Dramatic irony, however, is slightly different: it’s when the audience knows something the characters don’t — so the characters might get an unexpected outcome, but for the audience it’s not unexpected at all.

II. Examples

Example 1

We all know the ending of Titanic — that ship is going down.

But everyone on board thinks that it’s “unsinkable”!

Example 2

In the Action Philosophers! comic book, a bunch of ancient Greek philosophers are arguing about the nature of reality, and they’re about to have a huge brawl. Suddenly, Democritus steps onto the scene and tells everyone that he has a solution!

The universe, he says, is made up of tiny “atoms” that rearrange themselves to create all the different forms of matter we see around us. All the other philosophers find this idea so ridiculous that they collapse in Dramatic Irony: Definition & Examples Of Literary Device ️ NOXY