Question

Irving implements satire when he describes Tom in the following passage. "Tom was a hard-minded fellow, not easily daunted, and he had lived so long with a termagant wife that he did not even fear the devil." What is Irving poking fun at?

Answer 1

"he had lived so long with a termagant wife that he did not even fear the devil"

Step-by-step explanation:

Living with his ill-tempered wife is so bad that not even the devil scares Tom. Irving is being sarcastic because the devil is the epitome of evil.