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Question :
“Why toil away as a starving peasant in the 16th century when a successful pirate made up to £4,000 on each raid?” In this sentence, the author’s tone can best be described as being:
Option B
is the correct answer.
Explanatory Answer
Clearly, the author's tone here is sardonic/ironic, highlighting how much more rewarding it was to engage in piracy than toiling away as a peasant in medieval times.
