What is ironic about the situation described in these four lines of the poem?
A. People never appreciate the beauty in their
partner until long after it has faded away.
B. People believe that they will stay young forever
but having children ages them.
C. People take their youth and beauty for granted,
and they decline, yet they see new life bloom.
D. People think that they manage their time well,
but they often waste it unintentionally.

It is ironic because people can not stay young forever, a lot of people DO appreciate there beauty, they are NOT granted and people CAN waste time.

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answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

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