Which is situational irony?

Which is situational irony?

• A. What happens contrasts with what was expected
• B. Uses words opposite to meaning
• C. A group of sentences
• D. Description using sensory terms

Answer: (A)

Situational irony is when the outcome is opposite to what was expected, creating a twist because the situation seems to lead to one result but ends up differently. The description that what happens contrasts with what was expected fits this idea exactly, since the actual result defies the anticipated outcome. Verbal irony involves saying the opposite of what is meant. A group of sentences is just a chunk of writing, not an ironic twist. Describing with sensory terms is imagery, which uses the senses rather than creating an ironic outcome.

Situational irony is when the outcome is opposite to what was expected, creating a twist because the situation seems to lead to one result but ends up differently. The description that what happens contrasts with what was expected fits this idea exactly, since the actual result defies the anticipated outcome. Verbal irony involves saying the opposite of what is meant. A group of sentences is just a chunk of writing, not an ironic twist. Describing with sensory terms is imagery, which uses the senses rather than creating an ironic outcome.