English

Question

Which best describes the

irony in the following passage

from "The Invalid's Story"?

Section 20-"No, Cap, it don't

modify him worth a cent. Fact

is, it makes him worse, becuz it

appears to stir up his ambition.

What do you reckon we better

do, now?"

A. The smell of the cigar they used to mask

the smell of the "body" actually made it

worse.

B. It is funny that they tried to cover the

smell of the box with the smell of a cigar.

C. Thompson enjoyed the smell of the

cheese, even though the narrator did not.

Answer

B. It is funny that they tried to cover the smell of the box with the smell of a cigar.

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The irony in the passage is that the smell of the cigar they used to mask the smell of the "body" actually made it worse. This is...