The Kaddish is a Jewish prayer recited for the dead. In Night, many of the prisoners recite the Kaddish as they march to the crematorium. Of what literary device is this an example?

verbal irony

oxymoron

paradox

situational irony

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Grant Fritz

22 July, 21:38

The Kaddish is a Jewish prayer recited for the dead. In Night, many of the prisoners recite the Kaddish as they march to the crematorium. Of what literary device is this an example?

verbal irony

oxymoron

paradox

situational irony

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Madeline Morales · Answer 1

The answer is situational irony

Explanation:

situational irony is a literary device that you can easily identify in literary works. It is used to show when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.

In the case of the prisoners, the expectation of them being killed that night (as they are lead to the crematorium) and they actually singing the Jewish prayer (meant for those already dead) shows situational irony (which is an example of literary device).

Virginia Haas · Answer 2

situational irony

Explanation:

It is used to show when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.

The Kaddish is a Jewish prayer recited for the dead. In Night, many of the prisoners recite the Kaddish as they march to the crematorium. Of what literary device is this an example?verbal ironyoxymoronparadoxsituational irony

The Kaddish is a Jewish prayer recited for the dead. In Night, many of the prisoners recite the Kaddish as they march to the crematorium. Of what literary device is this an example?

verbal irony

oxymoron

paradox

situational irony