English

Question

time in twenty years.

When Telemachus first encounters Odysseus, he addresses Odysseus as a

stranger and a beggar. What literary device does this demonstrate?

A conflict

C. dramatic irony

B. hyperbole

D. verbal irony

Answer

D. Verbal Irony

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Verbal irony is a literary device in which a speaker or writer says one thing but means another. In this case, Telemachus addresses Odys...