9
QuizMultiple Choice

Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam

Question 9 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

In part two of Trifles, which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

Answer
A
The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not.
B
Mrs. Hale feels guilty about not visiting Mrs. Wright, but Mrs. Peters reassures her that this is not her fault.
C
The men in the story do not find any evidence outside in the barn, so they decide to search upstairs again.
D
Mrs. Peters talks about how she knows what loneliness feels like, but Mrs. Hale interrupts her before she can finish.

Explanation

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that one or more characters do not. The audience knows Mrs. Hale is hiding the dead bird in her coat pocket, while the men remain unaware of it. That makes A the example of dramatic irony; the other choices describe feelings or events without this difference in knowledge.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Previous
Next