Irony/The Interlopers

Dramatic irony occurs when —

• events are contrary to what is expected
• the audience or reader knows more about a character’s situation than he or she does
• there's a difference between what a character says and what he or she means

Verbal irony occurs when —

• events are contrary to what is expected
• the audience or reader knows more about a character’s situation than he or she does
• there's a difference between what a character says and what he or she means

Situational irony occurs when —

• events are contrary to what is expected
• the audience or reader knows more about a character’s situation than he or she does
• there's a difference between what a character says and what he or she means

In this passage, the line “the chance had come to give full play to the passions of a lifetime” implies that both hunters have spent a lifetime imagining

• the real reason behind their feud
• the opportunity to kill the other
• the chance to join the other on a hunting trip
• the chance to catch the other breaking the law
• the opportunity to talk things through.

In this passage, what stops the two men from immediately shooting each other?

• neither is sufficiently provoked
• neither has the courage
• neither wants to harm the other
• neither knows how to use a gun
• neither is civilized enough

What type of irony is the ending of The Interlopers?

• verbal
• situational
• dramatic
• the regular kind

The contrast between what seems to be and what really is

• irony
• surprise ending
• suspense
• foreshadowing

A turn of events usually using situational irony at the end of a story is

• irony
• surprise ending
• suspense
• foreshadowing

The __________ between the Hatfields and the McCoys lasted for almost 30 years.

• interlopers
• condolences
• feud
• agreement
• constituents

Even though we had been invited to the party, we felt like unwelcome ____________.

• interlopers
• condolences
• feud
• agreement
• constituents