Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal."
i profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that i have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the publick good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich. i have no children, by which i can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing.
which statement best describes how irony is used in this excerpt?
swift states that he is speaking from “the sincerity in [his] heart.”
swift states that he has an interest in “the publick good of [his] country.”
swift states that the youngest of his children is “nine years old.”
swift states that his “wife is past child-bearing” age.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

Truth is one that’s been valid for centuries.

Which is the most engaging way of describing how to prevent eyestrain? o a. the medical term for eyestrain is asthenopia, and is caused by the contraction of the ciliary muscle. o b. to prevent eyestrain, people should not look at screens for as long as they often do. o c. the human eye tires after staring at close objects, such as computer monitors, for too long. o d. remember the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds