Question

Identify the type of irony in the passage below: "True! -- nervous -- very, very dreadfully

nervous I had been and am, but why will you say that I am mad?
A. dramatic irony
B. verbal irony
C. situational irony

Answer 1

A. dramatic irony.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given passage, the speaker talks about how nervous he is and agrees he has been very nervous, but claims that it is not enough to claim that he is mad.

The type of irony in this narration is dramatic irony. This is because, the narrator is unaware of his condition but the audience knows.