Question

literary devices

• sarcasm: saying or doing the opposite of what you really mean in order to mock or convey contempt
• simile: a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• 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

what is situational irony?

• a comparison of two unlike things without using \like\ or \as\
• when the opposite of what you expect actually happens
• attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

Explanation:

From the given list of literary devices, the definition of situational irony is stated as "when the opposite of what you expect actually happens". The first option is the definition of metaphor, and the third option is the definition of personification. So the correct option is the one with the text "when the opposite of what you expect actually happens".

Answer:

B. when the opposite of what you expect actually happens