1. What type of character did Aristotle examine in The Poetics?

AThe protagonist
BThe tragic hero
CThe comic foil
DThe antagonist

  1. What is one way in which dramatic irony is used in a piece of literature?

ABy having a difference between what is expected and what actually happens
BBy explaining the underlying reason a tragic hero causes a tragedy to happen
CBy letting the reader or audience know something that the characters do not
DBy having a character say one thing when he or she actually means the opposite

Verified Answer :

1) D
He himself was the protagonist so he examined the antagonist. 

2) D
This is coherent with the basic definition of irony.