What situational irony occurs in "The Colomber" by Dino Buzzati?

A. Stefano kills the colomber and ends the curse of the colomber forever.

B. The colomber reveals a secret ability to walk on land.

C. Stefano's father was the real victim of the colomber.

D. The colomber pursues Stefano in order to give him a magic pearl.

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Elyse Keith

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16 October, 19:34

What situational irony occurs in "The Colomber" by Dino Buzzati?

A. Stefano kills the colomber and ends the curse of the colomber forever.

B. The colomber reveals a secret ability to walk on land.

C. Stefano's father was the real victim of the colomber.

D. The colomber pursues Stefano in order to give him a magic pearl.

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Salvatore May · Answer 1

In the Colomber there is a situational irony and is that it was tasked to give Stefano a pearl that will give him good luck and success in life. it is ironic that It was believed that the Colomber was a harbinger of Death and that whoever sees it will be doomed for life. That is the Irony so the option is D