Question

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authors technique in words with a mummy

• metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things without using \like\ or \as\
• hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• personification: attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things
• situational irony: when the opposite of what you expect actually happens
• repetition: a word or phrase used multiple times to make a point
• alliteration: repetition of beginning consonant sounds
• anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses
• onomatopoeia: a word that sounds like the word it describes
• imagery: vivid descriptive language designed to appeal to the five senses

what is situational irony?

• when the opposite of what you expect actually happens
• a comparison between two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• an extreme exaggeration used to make a point

Explanation:

The definition of situational irony provided in the text explicitly states it is "when the opposite of what you expect actually happens", which matches the first option. The other options describe simile (using "like" or "as") and hyperbole (extreme exaggeration), not situational irony.

Answer:

when the opposite of what you expect actually happens