Which statement about irony is true? a. when an author uses irony, the literary work has a harsh tone.
b. there are two types of irony: situational and dramatic.
c. irony accentuates key ideas and themes.
d. readers always recognize irony in literary works.

The correct answer is C. Irony accentuates key ideas and themes

Explanation:

In writing, the irony is a rhetorical device used to introduce humor based on the contrast between expectations and reality. Additionally, in writing, there are three types of irony that include verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. Additionally, in texts, the main purpose of including irony is not only to give humor to texts but through this humor emphasize certain ideas or themes the author considers as important or to create an indirect critique which in some cases is not understood by everyone because is witty humor. Considering this, the statement that is true about irony is "Irony accentuates key ideas and theme" because is one of the rhetorical device used by authors to emphasize important points.

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b) ab

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