Mr. palmer made her no answer, and did not even raise his eyes from the newspaper. "mr. palmer does not hear me," said she, laughing; "he never does sometimes. it is so ridiculous! " this was quite a new idea to mrs. dashwood; she had never been used to find wit in the inattention of any ” (sense and sensibility, chapter 19) which literary technique is austen using in mrs. dashwood's reference to “wit” in this excerpt?
a. peripeteia
b. dramatic irony
c. verbal irony
d. situational irony

recommended becuase why did he read the book? becuase it was recommended

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.