Select the verbal irony in the passage. Grandson: A book?
Grandfather: That's right
Grandson: Does it got any sports in it?
Grandfather: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters,
chases, escapes, true love, miracles ...
Grandson: Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try and stay awake.
Grandfather: Oh. Well thank you very much. Very nice of you. Your vote of
confidence is overwhelming. All right. "The Princess Bride, by S. Morgenstern.
Chapter one: Buttercup was raised on a small farm in the country of Florin."
From The Princess Bride. Copyright 1987 by 20th Century Fox
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