Answer:
Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound.
Explanation:
"She sells seashells by the sea-shore." or "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
The correct answer is phrase, option D. A group of words that functions as a part of speech, but lacks a subject or a predicate is a phrase. It is a conceptual unit, and is only a part of a clause. Examples of phrases are: department store, my children, believing in fairies, and a big, black wolf.
Answer:
There is no passage to link the answer to, but definitions of asnwers can help
Explanation:
Here are definitions of the answers, which can help with the answer:
A) Humorous means funny or amusing.
B) Conversational is something related to conversation, which can be chatty, friendly, colloquial.
C) Irony is the expression of someone's meaning by using language that represents the opposite, typically for humorous effect.
D) Satire is the use of humour, irony, or exaggeration, criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of important and general issues.
E) Condensending means having or showing a patronizing attitude towards someone.
Answer:
C. She wanted to be closer to her Indian subjects.
Explanation:
Victoria became the Empress of India to tie the monarchy and Empire closer together. She accepted the title on the advice of her seventh prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, whose political advice she relied on. She approved of his imperialist policies, which established Britain as the most powerful nation in the world.
