Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm.
Which statement best describes how dramatic irony is
used in this passage?
Mr. Pilkington, of Foxwood, had stood up, his mug in his
hand. In a moment, he said, he would ask the present
company to drink a toast. But before doing so, there
were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to
The reader knows that the human neighbors plan to
destroy Animal Farm.
say.
The reader knows that Mr. Pilkington is praising a
flawed and brutal system.
The reader knows that the information Mr. Pilkington
shares about the farm is incorrect.
The readers know that the conditions at Animal Farm
are not what Mr. Pilkington had expected.
It was a source of great satisfaction to him, he said
and, he was sure, to all others present to feel that a
long period of mistrust and misunderstanding had now
come to an end. There had been a time-not that he, or
any of the present company, had shared such
sentiments—but there had been a time when the
respected proprietors of Animal Farm had been
regarded, he would not say with hostility, but perhaps
with a certain measure of misgiving, by their human
neighbours. Unfortunate incidents had occurred,

Dramatic irony is when the audience or readers know something about the scene and would expect it to happen which the characters in the story or scene seem to have no idea. The speech and behavior of the characters will contradict the upcoming event, which the readers or viewers can predict but not by the characters in the story.

In the given excerpt from chapter 10 from “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, we see Mr. Pilkington give a speech about how much he and his human friends have regarded the way Animal Farm was run by Napoleon. He is seen praising the brutal system that was the basis of how the farm was run and also promised that he along with his fellow humans will institute the same system in their own farms. And through his speech, we as readers, know that Mr. Pilkington was praising a system that is both brutal and flawed.

Martebi Martebi · Answer 2 · 2021-12-22T19:06:53+01:00

People often have different opinions. The statement that best describes how dramatic irony is used in this passage is that:

The reader knows that Mr. Pilkington is praising a flawed and brutal system

Mr. Pilkington is known to be the owner of the neighboring Foxwood Farm, He does neglects his own farm and he prefers hunting and fishing.

His farm has a lot of flaws and still yet Mr. Pilkington still rates it high. This is liken to a government with corruptions and still say the system is good.

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