"why, eliza child, what ails you? " said her mistress. "o! missis, missis," said eliza, "there's been a trader talking with master in the parlor! i heard him." "well, silly child, suppose there has." "o, missis, do you suppose mas'r would sell my harry? " and the poor creature threw herself into a chair, and sobbed convulsively. "sell him! no, you foolish girl! you know your master never deals with those southern traders, and never means to sell any of his servants, as long as they behave well. why, you silly child, who do you think would want to buy your harry? " (p.10) the excerpt above, and its relationship to the rest of the novel, is an example of verbal irony situational irony dramatic irony comedic irony

Poetry is a huge part of literary history. it is also a part of musical history. from the lyrics of ancient folk songs to those of modern-day rap, musicians have used words in their art to express life, love, and culture. whether the melody comes first or the words do, it is a poet's job to make them work together. the music and words become partners in the goal of expressing ideas or affecting the listener in some way. we have all been turned into mush by a beautiful song with a sad message, and we have the musical poets to for that. based on the sentences in this paragraph, which statement is accurate? sentence 1 is a complex sentence that varies the style and tone of the paragraph. sentence 3 is a complex sentence that varies the style and tone of the paragraph. sentence 5 is a compound sentence that varies the fluency and style of the paragraph. sentence 6 is a compound sentence that varies the fluency and style of the paragraph.

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

The consequence of jim smiley’s human foible adds to the story’s humor. what foible does smiley demonstrate?