Question

Analyzing Literary Text Unit Test
Use the statement about the novel Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson to complete the activity
In the autobiographical novel, Jacqueline's mother sees her writing and says, "Just so long as you're not writing about
our family." A child at this point in the novel, Jacqueline does not know she will become an author who will eventually
write this autobiography about her family.
(1 point)
irony
Select the correct answer from the list. This statement represents
dramatic
verbal
situational

Answer 1

The situation that is presented in the question is a good example of a situational irony.

What is an irony?

This is a rhetorical devise that is used to show the difference that exists between what exists and what is expected from the actual reality of events.

In the question, her mother told her that so long as what she was writing was not about the family. But ironically, her daughter ended up writing the family biography.

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