Which of the following is an example of situational irony? in. the shyest person in class is too nervous to give a speech in front of the school. b. a popular band goes on tour, selling out each performance before you can buy a ticket. c. a boston school district cancels classes because of a snowstorm in mid-january. d. a man plans a july picnic in the mojave desert, but it is spoiled by rain.

D.A man plans a July picnic in the Mojave Desert, but it is spoiled by rain.

Irony is when the opposite of what is expected happens. The man planned the picnic in July in the Mojave Desert because it is unlikely to rain in the desert, especially at this time. The situation is ironic because it does rain! This is the opposite of what is expected. The other options do not have situations that are the opposite of what is expected. The shy person is too nervous to give a speech, but nothing else is stated. Boston schools cancel school because of a snowstorm in the winter. A popular band sells out each performance. These are all expected circumstances.

for me i cant do homework without music, so, i guess i would say faster with it, than without it. for me at least.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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