Welcome to a sunny Tuesday morning. It’s so good to be able to see the sun and feel the warmth on your face. So many are deprived of the pleasure, and while I may complain and moan and groan in the morning, I’m still on the right side of the grass.
Today’s letter is D and I’ve chosen to talk about dramatic irony. Dramatic Irony is found essentially when the audience of a movie, play, etc. or the reader of a book understands something about a character’s actions, motives, or an event that the characters are not aware of. In my writing, dramatic irony can be found across the spectrum of my work. For example, in Royal Flush, my latest All for Love Series novel, the heroine has a secret shared with the reader, but not the hero. In Fire Angel, one of the books in my Vengeance is Mine Series, I added a third character POV, so the reader knows what motivates the crimes but not the sleuths trying to solve it.
When it comes right down to it, dramatic irony helps the reader understand what makes a particular situation more important to one character than another. In Sea Breeze, the Cocktails for You Series book I’ve just completed and that will be released in paperback later this week, there is dramatic irony in that everyone involved except the heroine knows what Uncle Seamus really wanted. How she reacts to the discovery moves the story along.
The best example of dramatic irony that I can give you comes from Just for the Weekend, another of the All for Love Series, since the entire book is based on just that. According to the blurb,
School’s out and it’s time to play with the grown-ups. Kindergarten teacher Cleo James is in a rut and needs a change. For the last three years, she’s been at her widowed dad’s beck and call, but enough is enough. When her best friend suggests a weekend in Vegas at a sci-fi convention, she sets aside some of her inhibitions, and agrees to visit Sin City. After all, it’s just for the weekend. What could possibly go wrong?
Multimillionaire Sam Mason is sick of gold diggers. He’s looking for someone who’ll fall for him, not his wallet. The opportunity to disguise himself and mingle might just be the distraction he needs before embarking on his next big job. And, what harm can come from playing make-believe for a few days? When he meets a gorgeous redhead dressed to resemble a green-skinned slave girl, he’s entranced, and it gets even better when he realizes she’s mistaken him for a Chippendale. Between the sexual attraction and too much alcohol, he wakes up two days later married to his redheaded beauty. Sam’s head over heels in love with his bride, but she’s vanished. Finding her will be a lot harder than he thinks, especially when she’s played the name game, too.
You can find this and all my other books at https://www.amazon.com/Susanne-Matthews/e/B00DJCKRP4
There you have it. D is for dramatic irony. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. Please check out other bloggers here. https://tinyurl.com/AtoZ22
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