Question

The narrator in "Treasure Island" states that Long John Silver clapped him on the shoulder "in the friendliest way." What

is the dramatic irony in this description?
A. The reader and the narrator both know that silvers friendliness can’t be trusted

B. The reader knows that Jim Hawkins and long John silvers are cousins but the characters don’t know this yet

C. The narrator doesn’t know that long John silver’s knows he was listening in the apple barrel

D. We know that silvers doesn’t mean it but the narrator doesn’t

Answer 1

D. We know that silvers doesn’t mean it but the narrator doesn’t

Step-by-step explanation:

Dramatic irony is the kind of irony where the narrator is unaware of some detail in the story but the audience are in the know.

Therefore, when the narrator in "Treasure Island" states that Long John Silver clapped him on the shoulder "in the friendliest way", the dramatic irony in this description is that the readers know that he does not mean it but the narrator doesn't.