Question

what is situational irony? in a work of fiction or drama, a contrast between a character’s expectations and the audience’s or reader’s knowledge the use of language that states the opposite of what is actually meant a situation whose outcome is different from what would normally be expected a literary technique that shows a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens, or between the way things seem to be in contrast to the way they really are

Explanation:

Situational irony is a literary device where the outcome is contrary to what is expected. It contrasts the anticipated result with the actual one. The first option describes dramatic irony, the second is verbal irony, while the third and fourth correctly define situational irony as a contrast between expectation and reality.

Answer:

a situation whose outcome is different from what would normally be expected
a literary technique that shows a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens, or between the way things seem to be in contrast to the way they really are