Question 8 of 19Which situation is most clearly ironic?A.A game of soccer that ultimately ends in a tieB.A duel between two aristocrats over an insultC.A trade route between Asia Minor and EuropeD.A line of safety goggles that damage the eyesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 1 of 10What is situational irony?A.The outcome of events differ sharply from the expectation.B.The feelings or associations suggested by a wordC.The audience has information the character does not have.D.The use of a word or phrase to convey the opposite of its literal meaningSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which scenario is the best example of irony?A.A dragon suddenly appears in the middle of a rock concert.B.The vice president makes a deal with a foreign company.C.The Department of Justice becomes completely corrupt.D.A person who spends her life drifting finally settles down.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 3 of 17Which sentence best describes a conflict?A.An accountant goes to lunch at 11:30 instead of noon.B.A detective gets called into the police chief's office.C.An athlete wonders whether she has what it takes to win.D.A tiger roams the jungle at night, quiet as a spider.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 7 of 10How does understatement create irony?A.By connecting a symbol to its concrete representationB.By downplaying a situation in a way the reader doesn't expectC.By connecting a word's connotation to a new emotionD.By creating a situation in which the reader must analyze sentence structureSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which situation is the best example of irony?A.A chef needs a spatula but can't find one anywhere.B.The president has 10 minutes to make a big decision.C.The sun shines only when characters do good deeds.D.A grammar textbook is full of sentence-level errors.