Question

read the stanza from the poem \the battle of blenheim.\ they say it was a shocking sight after the field was won; for many thousand bodies here lay rotting in the sun; but things like that, you know, must be after a famous victory. which line in the stanza is an example of verbal irony? - \they say it was a shocking sight\ - \lay rotting in the sun;\ - \for many thousand bodies here\ - \after a famous victory.\

Explanation:

Verbal irony occurs when a statement says the opposite of what is truly meant, or when the context makes the statement's meaning contradictory. The stanza describes a horrific scene of thousands of decaying bodies after a battle. The line "After a famous victory" frames this tragedy as a positive, celebrated event, which is ironic—while the victory is called "famous," the human cost makes it a hollow, unworthy "success" that contradicts the idea of a glorious victory.

Answer:

"After a famous victory."