Perspective, Irony, and Point of View

Dramatic irony is

• when the reader knows something that a character does not know
• when something surprising or unexpected happens within the selection
• a piece of literature that is written to be read aloud and acted out
• when a character says something and the opposite happens

When the reader knows something that a character does not, the dramatic irony can create 

• Humor or suspense
• Suspense or drama
• Irony or humor
• Drama or irony

Which phrase best describes “the words that the author uses”?

• Dramatic Irony
• Suspense
• Point of View
• Narrative Voice

How can dramatic irony create humor or suspense?

• A passage is funny or suspenseful because it has details and good dialogue.
• The words that an author uses can make the passage funny or suspenseful.
• When you know something a character does not it can be funny or suspenseful.
• Whether a passage is funny or suspenseful depends on the author’s point of view.

How can narrative voice create humor or suspense?

• A passage is funny or suspenseful because it has details and good dialogue.
• The words that an author uses can make the passage funny or suspenseful.
• When you know something a character does not it can be funny or suspenseful.
• Whether a passage is funny or suspenseful depends on the author’s point of view.

Point of view is

• the perspective from which the selection is narrated
• the selection is told from a character within the selection
• the narrator speaks directly to the reader
• the narrator is not a character in the selection

What is the difference between humor and suspense?

• Humor is funny and suspense is nervous
• Suspense is funny and humor is nervous
• Humor and suspense are both nervous
• Humor and suspense are both funny