During a play, the audience learns from a dialogue between two characters that they planned a surprise birthday party for another character, Lucy, on her day off from work. In the next scene, Josiah, a coworker of Lucy's, asks her to work his shift for him. She accepts. Lucy will now be working on the day of her surprise party! Which literary term does the scenario above illustrate? soliloquy dramatic irony monologue aside

Respuesta :

Answer: aside

Explanation: an aside is an event that happens in a play where the audience knows something the characters do not.

Answer:

The literary term which the scenario above illustrate is dramatic irony.

Explanation:

Dramatic irony is the ironical situation in which the audience is aware of the reality but the character is not. In the above situation, the audience watching the play already know about what is waiting for Lucy but Lucy is unaware of the fact. She is not aware that a surprise party is waiting for her.