There is no dramatic irony in the pit and the pendulum but there is situational irony.
The poem first starts with a very happy and pleased tone, but later as we continue reading the tone turns up into a disappointment and sad one. The tone here reveals about the speaker that she had a lot of struggles and difficulties trying to learn english because she has spoken italian for her entire life.
Answer:
A metaphor; it compares without using "like" or "as"
Explanation:
it doesn't use those words, but it still is comparing the two objects
