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which of the following shows situational irony? (analyze irony) *
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calm, loving mary violently kills her husband.
the police officer goes to the grocer’s
patrick is a police officer.
the doctor says that patrick’s skull was smashed.
Situational irony occurs when there's a contrast between what's expected and what actually happens. Mary is described as calm and loving, so her violent act of killing her husband goes against expectations, creating situational irony. The other options are just statements without such a contrast.
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A. Calm, loving Mary violently kills her husband.