Question #6430576Single Choice

AP English Literatur

Question

How does the poet create irony in the following lines?

"The feast was set, the wine was poured,
Yet silence filled the hall."

The contrast between the abundance of food and the silence creates situational irony.

The scene is ironic because the speaker expected silence but was instead met with noise.

The irony comes from the overuse of elaborate descriptions, making the scene seem exaggerated.

There is no irony in the passage; it is a straightforward description.

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