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In one passage, Benedick asks Beatrice if she is still alive, saying: "What, my dear Lady Disdain! are you yet living?"

This is an example of

A. irony.
B. personification.
C. sarcasm.
D. excitement.

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Pf Students the answer is C. Sarcasm

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C. Sarcasm. It's often mistaken with irony but while irony is used to criticize, sarcasm is meant to be funny. Irony can also be fun, which is why they're often mistaken, but its main purpose is to criticize.
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