Which phrase in this excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" is an example of sarcasm?1)the blessings of another world war.

2)his mother lived to be fifty-three, his father to be forty-nine

3), if he can remain hidden from his enemies.

4)typewritten on a soiled scrap of paper

5)bewildering tangle of psychological jargon

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Answer 1

Answer: 1 is the answer. "Blessings" is an ironic, unexpectedly positive judgment of a universally bad situation (a world war). The sarcasm lies in the suggestion that a disastrous, deadly event could be fortunate and a reason to be thankful.

The other answers state facts or describe a situation without judging or expressing emotion.

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More information about descriptive language at the link:

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