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Select the choice which best identifies the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"Enough," he said; "the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." (4 points)


Select one:

ASetting
BIrony/sarcasm
CCharacterization
DTragic resolution

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sethprice477
BIrony/Sarcasm because the irony in the story is that he does die from a cough.
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The choice which best identifies the given passage from ''The Cask of Amontillado'' as aforementioned is an example of irony or sarcasm. Therefore, the option B holds true.

What is the significance of an irony or sarcasm?

An irony is referred to or considered as such, a situation that attempts to depict a state of affairs, which are completely in contrast to what a character depicts in any composition. The end result of an irony often leads to sarcasm, as the end is amusing in nature.

In the given paragraph from ''The Cask of Amontillado'', the depiction leads to an irony and sarcasm, as the character dies with cough at the end of the story. This situation creates an amusing contrast by adding an emphatic element to the story.

Therefore, the option B holds true regarding the significance of an irony or sarcasm.

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