Question

At the end of the story "The Gun" by Philip K., the space travelers leave the planet planning to return in the future. As their ship flies off, the automated destructive weapon they disabled begins to repair itself, unbeknownst to these space travelers. This event is most clearly an occurrence of what figurative device?

Answer 1

dramatic irony

Step-by-step explanation:

is just is

Answer 2

What occurs is called dramatic irony.

In dramatic irony, the audience is aware of what is going on but the main characters are not, which is what happens here.