What is the narrative purpose of this excerpt from chapter 1 of a christmas carol by charles dickens?
oht but he was a tight-listed hand at the grindstone, scroogel a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner hard
and sharp as fint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. the cold within m
froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdy
in his grating voice. a frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. he carried his own low temperature always about with
him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn't thaw it one degree at christmas.
a. plot development
b. building suspense
c. creating dramatic irony
d. developing characterization

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When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

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