The irony lies in the fact that the summoner was a corrupt man and that he acted only on his behalf.
We can arrive at this answer because:
- The summoner acted like a Christian and honorable man, but was extremely corrupt.
- He permitted any wrongdoing as long as he got a bottle of wine in return.
- In this case, the summoner allows the forgiveness of people's sins, if they can please him with something.
In this case, the narrator shows that the image of a corrupt summoner is ironic, but more common than it sounds.
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Answer: The phrase "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise" compares failed businesses to a farmland that has been destroyed by drought.
Explanation: By means of the phrase "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise", the writer compares two items that belong to different domains: he/she compares failed businesses to a farmland. In other words,<u> the writer is describing the poor performance of an industrial enterprise in terms of the withered leaves of a farmland, that is to say its dry and shrivelled leaves. </u>Therefore, the writer has established a resemblance between elements from different domains.
