Question

1. which excerpt from paragraph 4 is an example of verbal irony, in which what is stated in the text is not really what is meant? a. “... because he had not kneeled down in the rain to do honor to a dirty procession of monks” b. “... such humane achievements as sentencing a youth to have his hands cut off” c. “... to come down and be sawn and into boards, to make a certain moveable framework with a sack and a knife in it” d. “... in the rough outhouses of some tillers adjacent to the heavy lands of paris there were sheltered from the weather that very day”

Explanation:

To identify verbal irony (stating the opposite of what is meant), we analyze each option:

• Option A: Describes not honoring a "dirty procession," which is straightforward, no irony.
• Option B: "Humane achievements" is ironic because sentencing a youth to have hands cut off is inhumane. The term "humane" contradicts the action, showing verbal irony.
• Option C: Describes a practical action, no irony.
• Option D: Describes shelter from weather, straightforward, no irony.

Answer:

B. "... such humane achievements as sentencing a youth to have his hands cut off"