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dramatic irony
[ druh-mat-ik ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-nee ]
noun
- irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
dramatic irony
noun
- theatre the irony occurring when the implications of a situation, speech, etc, are understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dramatic irony1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
When the war does intervene, it serves as a source of dramatic irony.
From The Daily Beast
Prague Fatale is authentic because Kerr can muffle the horror of this epoch in dramatic irony but he can also shout it out loud.
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It is a sense of the value of contrasting situation which produces the best dramatic irony.
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Exit Scales, laughing, and presenting a fine example of dramatic irony to any one in the secret of Fate.
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