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Which line in the stanza is an example of verbal irony?

1 "For many thousand bodies here"
2 "'They say it was a shocking sight"
3 "Lay rotting in the sun;"
4 "After a famous victory."

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User Zhulien
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Verbal irony is when what is said is the opposite of the actual meaning, so I believe the answer is 3 (“Lay rotting in the sun”).
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User Thiswayup
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Answer:

4, After a famous victory

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User HamedFathi
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