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Which of the following situations in "The Censors" represents an example of situational irony?

A) Juan ends up being executed after censoring his own love letter to Mariana.
B) Juan decides to report a colleague for trying to organize against the organization they work for.
C) Juan decides to become a censor to approve his own love letter to Mariana.
D) Juan wants to screen letters but instead is asked to check for explosives.

I know what irony is but what is situational irony?

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  1. http://grammar.about.com/od/tz/g/situationalironyterm.htm

    Remember - it's a whole situation, which turns out differently than you expect.

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  2. I think It was the C or D but I’m not sure.

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  3. the answer is a

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