Which literary element BEST describes the resolution of The Pardoner's Tale?

A. fable

B. irony

C. allusion

D. personification

Answer: B) Irony

Explanation:

Given that the end of this story tells the fact that The Pardoner sells his forgiveness because he believes that the action of a man and the sanctity of his soul are things that can be separated. However, when men find gold, the rest of them in this story begin conspiring the deaths of each other. Finally, they die due to this obscene ambition, which can be understood as a great irony.

Irony best describes the resolution of The Pardoner's Tale

so your answer would be B