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Read the stanzas from "The Battle of Blenheim" by Robert Southey.

“With fire and sword the country round
Was wasted far and wide,
And many a childing mother then,
And new-born baby died;
But things like that, you know, must be
At every famous victory.

“They say it was a shocking sight
After the field was won;
For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like that, you know, must be
After a famous victory."

Which technique does the poet use when the old man repeatedly refers to the battle as a "famous victory"?


A. exaggeration


B. verbal irony


C. metaphor

D. pun

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FacileMath

The answer is B-Verbal Irony....

I Took The Quiz.... Metaphor was wrong but Verbal Irony was right... ☻

OlanmaE

The technique that the poet used when the old man repeatedly referred to the battle as a "famous victory" is: B. Verbal Irony.

What is Verbal Irony?

Verbal irony is a form of speech where the meaning of the literal words is to be interpreted differently. The descriptions of the battle were of a bad event.

However, the reference to the battle as a famous victory is a direct contrast to its outcome as described above. So, the poet employed verbal irony.

Learn more about verbal irony here:

https://brainly.com/question/1551288

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