Crossword clues for dramatic irony
dramatic irony
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
dramatic irony
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It is a textbook for the study of dramatic irony in all its forms.
▪ It was above all the smile of dramatic irony, of those who have privileged information.
▪ The two basic forms of irony found in these tales are verbal irony and dramatic irony.
▪ There's dramatic irony for you.
Wiktionary
dramatic irony
n. 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.
WordNet
dramatic irony
n. (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
Usage examples of "dramatic irony".
At his back he felt the glare of what he assumed tobe dramatic irony.
The droll appropriateness of this fate-the dramatic irony-so pleased the Captain-Leader that a ruling was made, overturning the Priest-Stack's desire.