Question

act dramatic irony oxymoron scene pun stage directions blank verse couplet iambic pentameter character foil 1.01) in a play, _________________________________ occurs when the audience knows something that one or more of the characters onstage do not.

Explanation:

The question is about a literary device in plays where the audience has knowledge that characters lack. From the given terms, "dramatic irony" is defined as the situation where the audience knows more than the characters in a play.

Answer:

dramatic irony