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Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 2 — Quiz

Question 25 • English Language Arts 11

In part two of Trifles , which of the following is an example of situational irony?

Answer
A
Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discover a birdcage with broken door hinges and no bird inside of it.
B
Mrs. Peters explains to Mrs. Hale that Mrs. Wright had an uncomfortable feeling around cats.
C
Mrs. Peters cannot bring herself to touch the dead bird, so Mrs. Hales puts the entire box in her coat pocket.
D
The men overlook the important details because they believe the kitchen holds nothing but trivial kitchen items.

Explanation

Situational irony occurs when what happens is different from what people expect. The men expect the kitchen to contain only unimportant household items, but those details help reveal why Mrs. Wright may have killed her husband. That makes D, the men overlooking important details because they consider the kitchen trivial, the example of situational irony.

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