Question

In "Charles," Laurie's mother discovers at the PTA meeting that there is no Charles in the kindergarten class. This discovery is an example of which type of irony?
verbal


dramatic


situational

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer would be situational.

Verbal Irony: A figure of speech. Something said that isn’t meant literally, similar to an idiom.

Dramatic Irony: Something said or done to be humorous or sarcastic, typically something of the exact opposite of what was meant to be done.

Situational Irony: Something that happened, was said, done, etc, that was not expected.

Figuring out Charles is not even a student in the class is definitely not expected, even without the context of the story in the question.

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 2

Answer:

situational

Explanation:

Situational irony is the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected. Some everyday examples of situational irony are a fire station burning down, or someone posting on Twitter that social media is a waste of time.