Question

Read the paragraph from an interpretive literary analysis.

Answer 1

the term allusion should be changed to the term irony, this is how this paragraph should be revised to use the correct domain-specific vocabulary.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) The term allusion should be changed to the term irony

Explanation:

In literature, irony occurs as the outcome of one event is not what readers or characters expected, instead, an opposite or incongruent outcome occurs. This can be seen in the case of Hamlet because he uses poison on his sword to kill Laertes but instead of killing Laertes with it, Hamlet ends up being killed by the venom. This means there is an incongruence between expectations and results.

Due to this, in the literary analysis, the author should not use the term "allusion" as this refers to mentioning or alluding to another idea, person, literary work, etc. which does not occur, and instead, it is recommended to use the term "irony" because the situation presented is an example of this. Thus, the author should change the term allusion to the term irony (Option C) to use the correct vocabulary.