The television program was suddenly interrupted for a news bulletin. It wasn't clear
at first as to what the bulletin was about,
since the announcer, like all announcers, had
a serious speech impediment.
What is the purpose behind the author's use of
irony in this passage?
o To emphasize the importance of conformity
To develop an ideal utopian setting
O To create satire by exaggerating reality
-"Harrison Bergeron,
Kurt Vonnegut

The actors spoke loudly clearly and confidently. punctuate this sentence using the oxford comma

When you don’t understand a concept during the lecture, it’s to flag it in your notes and leave a blank space so you can fill in more

Multiple ! in this excerpt from act i, scene vi, of macbeth, duncan praises the atmosphere in the castle and the hospitality of his hostess. identify two reasons that these comments are ironic. duncan: this castle hath a pleasant seat: the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle sense. . . (enter lady macbeth.) duncan: see, see, our honour'd hostess! — the love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we as love. herein i teach you how you shall bid god ild us for your pains, and us for your trouble. he will meet his death in the castle, which he considers a pleasant place. his praise for inverness and his hostess, lady macbeth, is deceptive. duncan secretly plans to give macbeth's title to donalbain. the hostess he praises is actually plotting his murder.