Question

What kind of irony appears in the sentence: As the Titanic first begins to sink, the band plays upbeat ragtime music as if they were at a party instead of at a disaster.

a. Situational
b. Verbal
c. Dramatic

Answer 1

a. situational

the upbeat ragtime music that the band plays stands in contrast with the fact that the Titanic is sinking. The action (band playing music) has the unintended effect of inserting an element of cheerfulness into a catastrophe that's taking place (the Titanic is sinking)