Question

He held the pose for almost fifty seconds and then he picked up his box and came on to the porch and dropped down on the bottom step. “Lady,” he said in a firm nasal voice, “I’d give a fortune to live where I could see me a sun do that every evening.” Keeping in mind the ending of the story, which best describes the irony of Mr. Shiftlet’s statement?

Answer 1

Answer: B Instead of staying at the plantation, where he can see sunsets like these for the rest of his life, he runs away with Mrs. Crater’s car and money.

Answer 2

The statement, "I could see me a sun do that every evening," best describes the irony of Mr. Shiftlet's statement. An irony is a literary technique that writers use to signify opposite words and give out such humorous or emphatic effect to the readers. The statement cleverly states something that is impossible to happen at any given moment in reality.