Dramatic Irony Creates Suspense
Grade 7•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can explain how dramatic irony builds suspense in a story by creating a gap between what a character knows and what the audience knows.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 9 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define dramatic irony in your own words.
2. Explain how dramatic irony creates suspense in a story.
3. Describe a scene from a movie or book where you noticed dramatic irony. Explain what the audience knew that the character(s) did not, and how this created tension or suspense.
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