Loading…
Loading…
GCSE Classics · key term
A situation in which the audience knows something important that a character does not.
Used by OCR
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 5
A contrast between what the audience understands and what a character knows, often creating tension or pity.
Revise: RomeOvid creates dramatic irony because the reader knows the garment contains poison while the characters treat it as a helpful gift.
Dramatic irony requires a difference in knowledge between audience and character; foreshadowing points towards a later event.
Create a free account to read GCSE Classics revision notes for your exam board and track your progress.
A situation in which readers know something important that a character does not.
A dramatic effect in which the audience knows something important that a character does not.
A contrast between what a character understands and what the audience knows.
A literary effect in which the audience knows something important that a character does not.
A situation in which the audience knows something that a character does not, giving that character’s words or actions an additional meaning.
A situation in which the audience knows something important that a character does not, giving that character’s words or actions an additional meaning.
A situation in which the audience knows something that a character does not.
An effect created when the audience knows something important that a character does not.
A situation in which readers or listeners know something important that a character does not.