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Lyrics and Poetry: The Birmingham Church Bombing

Question 1 • ARC English 10 Semester 2 CR/Summer

What is irony?

Answer
A
when the opposite of what one expects is what happens
B
the use of vivid language to appeal to the senses
C
when an author uses a first-person narrator to tell the story
D
the use of rhythm and rhyme in a poem or song

Explanation

Irony occurs when what happens is the opposite of what someone expects, or when there is a contrast between expectation and reality. The choice describing that contrast is “when the opposite of what one expects is what happens.” Vivid sensory language, first-person narration, and rhythm and rhyme are different literary techniques.

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