Multiple Choice
Which of the following lines from "Wanted: A Town Without a Crazy" uses irony to create a comic effect?
A. "After handing in my resignation and leaving, I had heard no news of Hilmi Bey again. But the Hilmi Bey I knew was a very serious-minded, sober man."
B. "They say that a lunatic's strength is superior but I managed to keep close behind him. When he speeded up, I ran even faster to try and catch up with him."
C. "It happened one Friday, Sefer the truckdriver ran him over. Believe me, we gave Crazy Davut a funeral that the town won't even give
Mayor Riza Bey when he dies."
D. • "First I went and had an extra long, bright red topcoat made. I smeared it with mud to make it look old and ripped holes in it left and right."
C. "It happened one Friday, Sefer the truckdriver ran him over. Believe me, we gave Crazy Davut a funeral that the town won't even give Mayor Riza Bey when he dies."
This line uses irony to create a comic effect by emphasizing the town's skewed priorities and misplaced concern for the funeral of a crazy man over the mayor.