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E Situational irony is a form of irony in which a feader or ch ‘ , : | i _ aracter expects ¢ ' but something completely and surprisingly different happens. Here is Iz)m ex:;:;g.l i In a story, a character opens the door of a bird’s cage to give the bird i - - - b . lt bird decides to remain in its cage and does not fly away. i ~ Authors sometimes use irony to hel u p express a theme—a larger message ab ' a literary work reveals. g ge about people or life that A. DIRECTIONS: Read the following sentences. Then, on the short line, write pes if the sentence contains an example of situational irony or no if it does not. Explain the reason for your answers. no 1. For several years, a character in a story has been saving bits of money to buy a ruby bracelet for his wife. When, at long last, he finally has enough saved, he decides also to buy her matching earrings. . Reason: ___The reason why its not situational irony in my opinion is because it isnt really surprising or unexpected. __yes 2. A character on an urgent cross-country drive decides to help a poor stranded driver change a flat tire. The grateful man drives off. When the character gets back to her own car, she sees that she has a flat tire. Now she is stranded. Reason: The reason it is situational irony is becaus is ‘something completely and surprisingly di e according to the model situational irony fferent happens.’ and that is stated in this text. W Ver, . no 3. A character has volunteered to bake a cake for a surprise birthday party. Howe . : ome sugar. ~ when he looks into his cabinets, he is disappointed to see that he needs to get s g axAtas