Identify the type of irony used in the following scenario: You are watching a cartoon of a cat chasing a mouse outside in a yard. You see the mouse run under a fence to get away from the cat. Behind the fence you see a big dog sleeping. The cat, feeling smart and superior, decides to run around the fence to get the mouse.
a. Verbal irony b. Dramatic irony c. Situational irony
In my opinion, the correct option isb. Dramatic irony. Dramatic irony happens when a character isn't aware of an ironical fact that the audience is familiar with. In this case, the cat doesn't know that there's a dog sleeping behind the fence, but the viewer knows it, so the irony results from the cat's ignorance.
