The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously.
Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
–Animal Farm,
George Orwell
Which statement best explains how Orwell uses irony to develop the theme that ideals can be corrupted in practice?
Orwell uses dramatic irony to highlight the ignorance of the farm animals.
Orwell uses situational irony to expose the difference between expectations and reality.
Orwell uses irony of reversal to emphasize the intelligence of the pigs in comparison to that of the other farm animals.
Orwell uses verbal irony to create a situation that is impossible for the animals to comprehend.
