The connotative meaning of the word “trunk” in the poem is “a container”. In the poem “<em>Verses Upon the Burning of our House</em>” by Anne Bradstreet (1666), the author expresses the traumatic <u>loss of her home and her possessions</u>. After awakening to the tragic event, she goes outside and watches her house and possessions burning down. Once the fire has been put out, she mourns for the physical items destroyed: the <em>trunk </em>and the <em>chest</em>, everything she “<em>counted best</em>”; her “<em>pleasant things</em>”.
1. A
2. D
3. E
4. G
5. H
6. I
7. J
8. B
9. F
10. C
The correct matching of the irony are:
- It uses an unexpected reversal of the character's or reader's expectations or assumptions. Situational Irony
- It occurs when the reader knows a fact that is hidden from one or more characters. Dramatic Irony
<h3>What is Dramatic Irony?</h3>
This refers to the type of irony where the audience is aware of what will happen, but the characters are not aware
Hence, we can see that the final matching of the ironies given is:
It involves a sharp contrast between what a character says and what he or she really means. Verbal Irony
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To show the damage that can be done by believing a truth with no evidence.