Question

when does dramatic irony occur in a text? (1 point)
when the outcome of a situation is different from what would normally be expected
when the audience knows something that the characters do not
when the characters use language that states the opposite of what is actually meant
when the consequence of a characters actions causes the opposite result from what they intended

Explanation:

Dramatic irony is a literary device. It occurs when the audience has knowledge that the characters in the story lack. This creates a contrast between what the audience knows and what the characters believe or do. For example, in a play, if the audience knows that a character's friend is actually a traitor, but the character trusts the friend completely, this is dramatic irony. The other options describe different literary devices: the first option is situational irony (outcome different from expectation), the third is verbal irony (words mean opposite), and the fourth is also a form of situational irony (action has opposite result).

Answer:

when the audience knows something that the characters do not