Answer:
B. In the absence of surprise, a witty remark loses much of its humorous effect.
Explanation:
Answer B
Correct. In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the author makes the claim that “merriment” (amusement) can be produced only by “a sudden impression,” that is, a surprise. In the second sentence of the paragraph, the author advances that claim by using the clause “which is expected” to assert that jests (witty remarks) lacking such an element of surprise (because the audience is expecting them) lose much of their humor and are thus effectively “already destroyed.”
the poem is:
pastoral
emotional
(sorry, this is all I can do :(
Answer:
The top one i think or it would be the bottom one but the bottom one makes more sense
The answer is B.
Charley noting/remembering the way Mr.Taft went is an implication that he will eventually have to remember the direction so he can follow him.
