Which best describes the irony in "a man said to the universe"? the man’s attempt to communicate with the universe is ignorant. the universe acknowledges the man’s existence simply by responding to him. the man can only exist if the universe acknowledges his existence. the man is obligated to show respect to the universe.

I believe the answer is: The universe acknowledges the man's existence simply by responding to him.

In "a man said to the universe" , the man demanded acknowledgement to the universe that he exist and he is a part of bigger scheme of things.

The ironic part come when universe replied with "yes, but it does not matter to me. Even though universe technically acknowledge his existence, but his existence is so tiny to the point where universe wouldn't be affected if he live of die.

sonnet 130 follows the typical rhyme scheme of the form abab cdcd efef gg and is composed in iambic pentameter,a type of a poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions.the first line exemplifies iambic pentameter.

what are the excerpts?