What creates the humorous effect in the passage?
a. the other sons of the speaker pretending to be sensible
b.maturity turning dull even at a tender age
c.dullness and stupidity being regarded as admirable traits
d.the choice of an heir based on close physical resemblance
mac flecknoe by john dryden (excerpt)
all humane things are subiect to decay, and when fate summons, monarch's must obey; this flecknoe found, who like augustus young, was call'd to empire, and had govern'd long; in prose and verse was own'd without dispute, through all the realms of nonsense, absolute; this aged prince now flourishing in peace, and blest with issue of a large increase, worn out with business, did at length debate, to settle the succession of the state, and pond'ring, which of all his sons were fit to reign, and wage immortal wars, with wit, cry'd 'tis resov'd (for nature pleads, that he should only rule, who most resembles me,) alone my perfect image bears, mature in dulness from his tender years; alone of all my sons, is he who stands confirm'd in full stupidity; the rest, to some faint meaning make pretence, but shad-- never deviates into sence;
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Ответ:
The correct answer is C. dullness and stupidity being regarded as admirable traits.
Explanation:
What dotes the text with humour is the fact thet the speaker, a Monarch, is evaluating his son's cleverness as the criteria to select a new heir. The enumeration of his sons' traits would not be so funny if the king was not seriously thinking about them. He wants a good, intelligent king, but all his sons excell due to their stupidity, dullness, and other disadvantageous characteristics.
Ответ:
C) The excerpt is an example of situational irony, as Jim has sold the watch for which Della bought a chain.
Explanation: An irony is a statement or a situation that seems contradictory or different to what the audience or characters are expecting. A situational irony is a literary device where there is an incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens. In the given excerpt we can see an example of situational irony because Della bought a chain for Jim's watch but Jim sold his watch to buy Della's gift.