Identify the type of irony in the scenario below.

Little Johnny buys and plants some tomato seeds. Every day he watches them, carefully watering them. A month passes and the plants grow. One day, a beautiful African violet blooms. “Oh, my goodness!” says Johnny. “Where are the tomatoes?”

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verbal irony
verbal irony

situational irony
situational irony

dramatic irony
dramatic irony
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situational irony

True or false: Comic relief is only found in comedies.

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true
true

false
false
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False

In Act IV of Romeo and Juliet, why did Juliet’s parents think she was crying?

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because Romeo was banished
because Romeo was banished

because Tybalt was dead
because Tybalt was dead

because she didn’t want to marry Paris
because she didn’t want to marry Paris
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because Tybalt was dead