Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered situational irony? A."It's been a thousand years since I've see
n you," my mom exclaimed when she returned from her 10-day vacation. B.Stan was on cloud nine all day after receiving an A on his research paper. C.Renee was elated when they handed her the first-place spelling bee plaque, but she frowned when she discovered they'd misspelled a word on the plaque. D.John knew something fishy was going on but never realized it would be a surprise birthday party for him.
Answer: C) Renee was elated when they handed her the first-place spelling bee plaque, but she frowned when she discovered they'd misspelled a word on the plaque.
Explanation: an irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems contrary to what one expects and it often has an amusing result. A situational irony is when what happens is the contrary to what the characters or the audience are expecting to happen. From the given options, the scenario that represents an example of a situational irony is the corresponding to option C, because there is a spelling mistake in a first-place spelling bee plaque.
