CHARACTERS: JUSTIN
SHAWNA

Stage Set: Justin's house. He is sitting on a chair in his porch. Shawna enters.

JUSTIN: Oh hey. I was just about to call you.
SHAWNA: Yeah?
JUSTIN: Umm yeah. Listen, thank you again for helping me with the assignment last night.
SHAWNA: Well, I do what I can.
JUSTIN: If there is anything I can do for you, let me know. I am not smart like you, but I do have other talents.
SHAWNA: Where are you headed?
JUSTIN: Oh, I have to meet my guidance counselor. She will take me to a career seminar. Which reminds me, I am running late. I will catch you later.
SHAWNA: Hey! (notices he is wearing a suit-jacket and gym shorts) Hey, Justin!
JUSTIN: Bye! (leaves the house and gets on his car) I will call you later! (waving and then rolling up the windows)

Which of these is true about this play?
A.
Shawna is not really as smart as Justin thinks.
B.
Justin uses irony when he says he has talents.
C.
The author uses dramatic irony to create humor.
D.
The audience's knowledge creates sarcasm.

Jeremy planned to read the following poem aloud: wisdom by sara teas daleit was a night of early spring, the winter-sleep was scarcely broken; around us shadows and the wind listened for what was never spoken.though half a score of years are gone, spring comes as sharply now as then— but if we had it all to doit would be done the same again. it was a spring that never came; but we have lived enough to know that what we never have, remains; it is the things we have that go. jeremy interpreted this poem to mean that certain people, places, 'and things are important to us in our lives. but as time passes, we lose those things. what technique could jeremy use when reading the poem to emphasize this idea for listeners? a.he could read the poem rapidly to show how quickly people lose what’s important to them. b.he could emphasize the rhyming pattern in each stanza to represent patterns in life. c.he could read the poem slowly to represent the changes that happen over a lifetime. d.he could raise and lower his voice to represent the good and bad things people face in life.