It's a free country, sir; the man's mine, and i do what i with him, - that's it! (p.13) the excerpt above can best be described as an example of verbal irony direct address situational irony characterization

Verbal Irony

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verbal irony

Irony occurs when what appears to be true on the surface is in fact very different from the reality. In this case, the man claims that the place they are in "is a free country." However, he goes on to say that a man is his property. This statement is ironic because a place that has slaves cannot be a "free country."

just say it's your friend did it and you had no idea?

the correct answer is (a) . answer should be simple, clear and brief.