Question

Which type of irony applies to the scene where Odysseus and Telemachus meet in

Eumeaus' hut above? How do you know?

Answer 1

Answer: Dramatic irony refers to a situation in which the readers know more than the characters know. Where in the scene in the swineherd's hut is there dramatic irony? The reader knows that the beggar is really Odysseus, but Telemachus and Eumaeus don't.