Which word best describes a characteristic of postmodernism? a. abstract b. linear c. academic d. critical

The correct answer is option A. "Abstract". Postmodernism raised as a movement against the ideas of modernism, therefore it often includes themes of irony and critique. The way that postmodernism mocks modernism was by abstract interpretation of regular objects, like basketball balls, comics, clocks, among others.

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.