At the end of paragraph 2, the author uses the phrase "What a tragedy that would be." This is an example of

A. metaphor, in which two things are compared without using the words "like" or "as".
B. alliteration, in which several words start with the same beginning sound
C. verbal irony, in which an author means the opposite of what he or she has actually written
D. allusion, in which a famous text or work of art is referenced indirectly