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Which statement is an
example of situational irony in "The Piece of String"?
A great crowd gathers in the marketplace at Goderville to barter and trade, but only Hauchecorne benefits from being
there.
Hauchecome becomes famous because everyone he meets demands that he tell the entertaining story of the piece of
string."
O The mayor considers Malandain an honest man, yet Malandain lies about Hauchecorne and the pocketbook.
The peasants bargain with one another to get the best prices for their goods, yet all of their goods are worthless

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.