Question

Literary Focus: Irony The question below refers to the selection “from The Pardoner’s Tale.” What is ironic about the attitude that the old man has toward Death?

a. Most people seek to avoid death, but the old man looks for it.
b. He has seen death more than once.
c. He refers to his grave as his “mother.”
d. Most people refer to death as an event not a person.

Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "a. Most people seek to avoid death, but the old man looks for it." The ironic about the attitude that the old man has toward Death is that a. Most people seek to avoid death, but the old man looks for it.