Which detail contributes to the irony in “the colomber” by dino buzzati?

a. “it’s the fish that sailors fear above all others.”
b. “when stefano roi was twelve years old”
c. "despite my forty years, i believe i still have good eyesight.”
d. "as soon as he was a man, he found a dignified and well-paying position at an emporium."

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”

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a. beside the fence

explanation: