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What does dramatic irony mean?

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Noun
  1. A theatrical effect in which the true meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
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The difference is that in Socratic and dramatic irony this is intentional whereas in situational irony this may also be hidden, implied or unspecified.
There is also an example of dramatic irony when Huck tells of the drunk horseman at the circus.
Exit Scales, laughing, and presenting a fine example of dramatic irony to any one in the secret of Fate.
Chapter two delves into this theme in detail by introducing dramatic irony and free indirect style.
Edgar Allen Poe has a very unique style of writing in many ways. Poe tends to write his stories emphasizing dramatic irony and verbal irony
Amidst all this scandal and intrigue, these monumental moments of dramatic irony and double-dealing, all our hero can do is chatter.

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