Answer:
The irony is in saying that seeing a dog wearing pants (parody of breeches) was an uplifting or edifying sight which is really not true and which is comical when visualized.
Explanation:
An irony is expressing ones thoughts in words that mean the opposite to achieve humor. The narrator in this instance was looking down on the fireman by comparing him to a dog wearing pants and a feather hat.
He thus compared him to an animal and in the same instance, said that it was an edifying sight. He also called him a fine chap in the same breath. This is quite contradictory and that is how he achieved the use of irony in those lines.
Her childhood experiences gave her an understanding oh how to read and write poetry.
Explanation:
- Angelou was called as Maya because her brother called her Maya when she was a child. When she was eight years old, she was raped.
- To overcome the trauma, she started writing. She describes that in her autobiography. She became a writer after a series of occupations when she was young.
- She has cited her experiences in her book which reveals that it is her own childhood experience.
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