The correct option is "C". A situational irony refers to a situation in which what was intended to happen has an opposite effect, so the result is contrary to what was expected. It is a literary device that occurs when contradictions appears between what someone expects to happen, but the outcome is completely different.
An example of situational irony: A racing car driver has a fear of speed. This situation is ironic because racing car drivers spend most of their time driving at high speed.
Answer:
a situation in which what happens is the opposite of what was expected to happen
Explanation:
Edge
cause-effect
comparison-contrast
order of importance
simple listing
spatial order
time order
Cause-effect
This group of signal words best fits cause and effect. First, an event happens then it has an effect on something else. For example, "Because of the rain, I was soaked from head to toe." OR "It rained, therefore I was soaked from head to toe." OR "Since it rained, I was soaked from head to toe." All of these show the cause-effect relationship between the rain and being soaked.
Choose one answer.
a. is a great source of income
b. helps him understand his grandfather
c. has become a safe place where he can think
d. provides him with physical challenges
b. facts about rivers
c. facts about geese and other water fowl
d. facts about geysers
Which sentence contains the viewpoint?
I am writing to you today to discuss the situation at the downtown park.
Recently, my family and I attended the annual town picnic there.
Unfortunately, we were mobbed by unruly geese who stole our lunches.
The overwhelming number of geese at the park has become unacceptable.
A sentence which contains the viewpoint is "The overwhelming number of geese at the park has become unacceptable.".
Herein, the writer expresses his concern and at the same time his unacceptance towards such issue. Also, viewpoint refers to the circumstances which conduct an individual to have an attitude of mind. Therefore, such formation of attitude aids in taking a stance against any odd or to favor something.
Answer: D) The overwhelming number of geese at the park has become unacceptable.
Explanation: a viewpoint is a person's opinion about something. In the given paragraph from a letter, we can see the speaker complaining about the amount of geese at the downtown park, he says that the geese stole his and his family's lunches. The sentence that contains an example of a viewpoint is "The overwhelming number of geese at the park has become unacceptable" because in that by saying that it is "unacceptable" he is expressing his opinion.
On the day of the second selection, other prisoners were trying to comfort Wiesel because his father was part of the second selection.
During the first selection day, Wiesel and his father both thought they had cleared the selection. Wiesel's friends say that he ran so fast they couldn't even read his number. His father also thought he was in the clear until the next morning when he was told to stay behind in the camp for the second selection. Elie Wiesel was required to go to work, but everyone felt sorry for him, including the Kapo who assigned him an easier job. They all thought that Wiesel's last time seeing his father was that morning before they left.