Literary Term #1: Dramatic Irony
Dramatic Irony: Audience or reader knows something that a character in the story does not.
Example: “‘Bruce Lee ain't gonna let this slide.’ I thought about that. He was right” (297). Coben, Harlan. Tell No One. New York: Bantam Dell, 2002. Print.
Function: This passage within the novel displays a significant example of dramatic irony because a character, known as Tyrese, is referring to another character, whom is a character that they do not know, that attacked David Beck. The character that attacked the protagonist of the novel is significant to the story because he is a murderer named Eric Wu that is attempting to torture David Beck and get information out of him. It is seen that the character, David Beck,
Dramatic Irony: Audience or reader knows something that a character in the story does not.
Example: “‘Bruce Lee ain't gonna let this slide.’ I thought about that. He was right” (297). Coben, Harlan. Tell No One. New York: Bantam Dell, 2002. Print.
Function: This passage within the novel displays a significant example of dramatic irony because a character, known as Tyrese, is referring to another character, whom is a character that they do not know, that attacked David Beck. The character that attacked the protagonist of the novel is significant to the story because he is a murderer named Eric Wu that is attempting to torture David Beck and get information out of him. It is seen that the character, David Beck,