Answer:
B). Dramatic irony occurs because the reader knows that Napoleon won't die-he drank too much alcohol.
Explanation:
Irony is demonstrated as the literary device in which there is an incongruity between the expectations or the intended meaning and the reality or actual meaning of a situation.
Dramatic irony is characterized as the form of irony in which the readers or the audience possess a clear understanding of the situation(in a drama) while the characters remain unaware. Thus, there lies a contradiction in the plot.
In the given passage, Orwell employs 'dramatic irony' as there is an incongruity between the readers' and characters' understanding. The <u>readers are aware that Napoleon won't die(as he had drank alcohol excessively, nothing else) but the characters think that 'he had a terrible piece of news to impar</u>t.' Therefore, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.
