Read the Passage from The Lady or the Tiger.

The arena of the king was built, not to give the people an opportunity of hearing the rhapsodies of dying gladiators.......

Which clue would be the most helpful in explaining the use of verbal irony in this passage?

A. The definition of rhapsodies is an extremely happy expression of feeling. This is not you'd expect to hear from dying gladiators.

B. The definition of Gladiator is a fighter who cannot be bested. This is directly contradicted by the phrase dying gladiators.

C. The arena was not built for the people at all, as only the king is allowed to observe the activities that occur there.

D. The people are too civilized to enjoy the savage activities of the arena. They only go because the king forces them.

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