Read the sentence from an interpretive literary analysis. Amy Tan describes Jing-mei's mother's efforts to get her to become a prodigy: "I soon found out why Old Chong had retired from teaching piano. He was deaf." Which revision of this sentence most accurately uses a literary term?
Answer
A
Amy Tan points out the imagery in Jing-mei's mother's efforts to get her to become a prodigy: "I soon found out why Old Chong had retired from teaching piano. He was deaf."
B
Amy Tan points out the irony in Jing-mei's mother's efforts to get her to become a prodigy: "I soon found out why Old Chong had retired from teaching piano. He was deaf."
C
Amy Tan points out the allusion in Jing-mei's mother's efforts to get her to become a prodigy: "I soon found out why Old Chong had retired from teaching piano. He was deaf."
D
Amy Tan points out the theme in Jing-mei's mother's efforts to get her to become a prodigy: "I soon found out why Old Chong had retired from teaching piano. He was deaf."
Explanation
The sentence is ironic because a piano teacher who is deaf is an unexpected and contradictory choice to help Jing-mei become a musical prodigy. Irony highlights the contrast between what someone might expect and what is actually true. The sentence is not mainly an image, an allusion to another work or event, or a statement of the story’s theme.
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