Literary Focus: Irony The question below refers to the selection ā€œfrom The Pardoner’s Tale.ā€ What is ironic about the attitude that the old man has toward Death?
a. Most people seek to avoid death, but the old man looks for it.
b. He has seen death more than once.
c. He refers to his grave as his ā€œmother.ā€
d. Most people refer to death as an event not a person.

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