Two to three times more people die in alcohol-related car accidents during the week of Christmas and New Year's than other comparable time periods. During the rest of December, 28 percent of traffic-related deaths involve a drunk driver; that number jumps to 40 percent during the week of Christmas and New Year's.
Examples of Situational Irony in Literature. This form of irony is commonly used to emphasize important scenes and to make unusual images more vivid. Usually, writers use strong word associations with this form of irony and add variation, fresh thoughts, and adornment to their literary pieces.
Definition. Dramatic irony is an occasion in a play, film, or other work in which a character's words or actions convey a meaning unperceived by the character but understood by the audience. Routledge, 2002). 2  Ironic Tension.  3  Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows more than one or several of the characters onscreen, a condition which pushes audience attention into the future because it creates anticipation about what is going to happen when the truth comes out.