The Situational Irony that occurred in "The Colomber" by Dino Buzzati was the fact that Stefano gave up his dream of becoming a sea captain to ensure that he will live a long life after seeing the Colomber.
It was believed that the Colomber was a harbinger of Death and that whoever sees it will be doomed for life.
However, the reason why the Colomber was after Stefano was because it was tasked to give Stefano a pearl that will give him good luck and success in life.
It is ironic because the reason Stefano feared the Colomber was false and baseless.
The answer is A: a lunar eclipse
D. Hamlet admires Pyrrhus and wants to follow his example.
<span>C) He wished he could expedite the process, but the paperwork was stalled.
In this sentence, expedite is being used as a verb. In B, expedite is used as an adjective and in D, it is used as a noun</span>
