Astory’s protagonist approaches a doorway where the antagonist is secretly waiting to grab her. the reader knows the antagonist is waiting behind the door, but the protagonist does not. this is an example of a. dramatic b. literal c. situational d. verbal

A. dramatic

Explanation:

Dramatic irony is a literary device in which the audience knows something that the characters of the story or play are unaware of. This creates suspense and anticipation in the reader. In this case, the audience is aware of the fact that the antagonist is about to grab the protagonist. However, the characters in the story are unaware of this.

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imparadis't in one anothers arms  

the happier eden, shall enjoy their fill  

of bliss on bliss, while i to hell am thrust,  

where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,  

among our other torments not the least,  

still unfulfill'd with pain of longing pines;  

yet let me not forget what i have gain'd  

from their own mouths; all is not theirs it seems:  

one fatal tree there stands of knowledge call'd,  

forbidden them to taste: knowledge forbidd'n?  

suspicious, reasonless. why should their lord  

envie them that? can it be sin to know,