When the audience feels eagerness or exhilaration from a story generally because an event occurs that they were not expecting.

When the audience begins to ask questions or becomes curious as to what is happening in the plot or what will be the outcome of the plot.

When the audience is relieved of tension or suspense.

An effect that makes audiences laugh, or that intends to induce amusement or laughter.

When authors or directors go back in time (through character memories or explicitly) to reveal information to the audience.

When authors or directors use hints or clues to suggest what might happen in the future.

When the events that occur are different from what the reader was expecting.

When the audience knows information that characters do not know.

When characters say one thing and mean something else.

When the author or director speed up the pace of the story to create excitement or slows down events to create suspense, tension and mystery

When one story has multiple storylines and plots happening at once and are usually linked together by a common theme or character

When a shark is shown to slowly approach a boat. This is an example of

When the audience knows a serial killer is in the house but the character does not. This is an example of

The students laugh because the English teacher cannot spell correctly. This is an example of

The audience is shocked to learn that the sister was murdered by her loving and sweet brother instead of her jealous and possessive boyfriend.

In The Lion King, Scar tells Mufasa "Long live the king" before throwing Mufasa off a cliff to his death. This is an example of

What effect does situational irony have on an audience.

What effect does dramatic irony have on an audience?