Which of the following best describes irony?
a. an obvious exposure of the ridiculousness of society
b. the comparison of two words that may contradict each other
c. an obvious exaggeration that is used for its comedic effect
d. the discrepancy between what is expected and what really happens

its D. i just finished the test for the Story of an hour. an example of irony would be the fact that youd expect in the story that shed be mortifies by the death of her huspand however she seems kinda happy and the weather outside as she looks through her window is pretty nice out.

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.  

the answer is mary made mudpies on monday.

remember alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.