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Illusion [34]
3 years ago
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Read the excerpt below from Antigone by Sophacles and answer the question that follows.

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borishaifa [10]3 years ago
3 0
Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a manner that the intended meaning is quite different from the actual meaning of the words. From the excerpt given above, the dramatic irony of the passage is that the responsible party is already dead. The correct option is C.
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