Question

Which of the following quotes are examples of irony in the text? (SELECT THREE)

"I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane."
"You know, I'm not afraid of you... So many people are. Afraid of firemen, I mean."
"Do you ever read any of the books you burn?" He laughed. "That's against the law!"
"My uncle was arrested another time-did I tell you?-for being a pedestrian."
He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way going to knock on her door and ask for it back.

Answer 1

"My uncle was arrested another time-did I tell you?-for being a pedestrian."

"You know, I'm not afraid of you... So many people are. Afraid of firemen, I mean."

"I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane."

Step-by-step explanation:

Irony is a literary term that is used to convey the opposite meaning of what is intended, usually to create humor or emphasis. There are different types of irony such as:

1. Dramatic irony: where the audience knows the outcome, but the actors do not.

2. Verbal irony: when a person says something totally different from what they mean

3. Tragic Irony: this is a type of dramatic irony, but the audience is aware of an incoming tragedy.