Use the statement about the novel Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson to complete the activity.
In the autobiographical novel, Jacqueline's mother sees her writing and says, "Just so long as you're not writing about our family." A child at this point in the novel, Jacqueline does not know she will become an author who will eventually write this autobiography about her family.
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Select the correct answer from the list. This statement represents
____ irony.
The correct answer is: situational irony.
Select the correct answer from the list. This statement represents
"a missed opportunity for a funny response by Clown Bot."
This statement represents dramatic irony.
To determine the correct answer, let's first understand the meaning of irony. Irony is a literary technique that involves a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are different types of irony, such as verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony.
In this case, the statement represents situational irony. Situational irony occurs when there is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens in a situation. Here, Jacqueline's mother tells her not to write about their family, but eventually, Jacqueline becomes an author and writes an autobiography which includes their family stories. This is unexpected because, at that point in the novel, Jacqueline does not know she will become an author. Thus, the statement about the novel Brown Girl Dreaming represents situational irony.