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Austen describes Edward’s maturity: “with all the philosophic dignity of twenty-four,” This is an example of ______.

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We could say that it is an example of Irony, or Sarcasm, or Oxymoron. That's because there is no philosophic dignities in people of twenty four as they are not yet wise and mature like older men.
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