Answer:
Irony. The author conveys ironic feelings.
Explanation:
The feelings of an author towards a particular subject matter is conveyed in the tone with which the author uses in passing on his message.
In the poem 'Dump', the author uses ironic words to express how people consume and dispose of things they think they do not need in an effort to mask their emotions or feelings of pain or disappointment.
Lines 21-24 of the poem give a perfect example of how a person after going to the dump site to dispose his thrash only comes home to meet the acrid smell of fish, a poignant reminder of what used to be.
He disposed of the material thing at the dump but the memories of that thing still remain and linger in his house and mind.
