What sentence in this excerpt from Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener best exhibits the use of verbal irony?

Answer 1

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not. If someone does not hear an intruder in the house, but the audience sees them hiding behind the door, it is dramatic irony.

An example:

Romeo entered the room and assumed Juliet was dead, and he commits suicide. The audience knew that she was only sleeping in a drugged state.

Answer 2

The sentence "I would prefer not to" from the repeated phrase that Bartleby uses throughout the story is a clear example of verbal irony. Despite saying he would prefer not to, Bartleby often ends up doing the opposite of what the phrase suggests, creating a sense of irony in his actions.

Answer 3

One sentence that shows verbal irony is "The steak was as tender as a leather boot." Verbal irony is when someone says something but mean it differently.

Answer 4

" 'That's a reasonable response.' "

Answer 5

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