AP English Literatur

Answer: A) Situational irony

Explanation:

Correct option: A) The line “Dulce et Decorum Est / Pro patria mori” (translated as “It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country”) is situational irony because the reality of war described in the poem is the opposite of what the phrase suggests.
The expected nobility of death for one’s country is contradicted by the horrific and painful description of the soldier’s death.

Incorrect options:

B) Verbal irony would involve the soldier or speak...