"I continued, as was my wont [habit] to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation [becoming the victim]."

A) Irony
B) Setting
C) Characterization
D) Tragic resoloution

Question

"I continued, as was my wont [habit] to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation [becoming the victim]." 

A) Irony
B) Setting
C) Characterization
D) Tragic resoloution

anonymous · Answer

I think it is either A or C, because it can be considered characterization because it is showing some character of the speaker by stating what his thoughts are, but it also might be considered irony because it is ironic that the person thinks he is smiling because of kindness, but in reality he is smiling because he is thinking about killing the person.