This excerpt is taken from the short story “The Open Window”, written by Saki or also known as H.H. Munro. In his story he ridicules the customs of English society by using chaotic scenes.
Question: How does the author use characterization to create satire?
Answer: He uses the niece’s unexpected lies to highlight flaws in her character and those around her.
<u>Answer:</u>
The description suggests that A: Fear influences what people say and do.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Fear is the clash between our inner sense and outer sense, i.e. clash between what we really are from inside and the pressure of society, family, decisions on outside creates fear in humans.
The fear that arises when we see any wild animal or a danger in front of us results in some chemical reactions in our brain and we react. In any negative situations, when one fears, people tend to react differently and may be say things in a different way. So, option A is correct according to the description given about Gazelle. Other options are incorrect according to the excerpt given.
Sentence 4
The topic sentence should set up what the paragraph is going to be about. This paragraph is about both heroes of the 1940s and heroes of the present, and sentence four is the only sentence that includes both. It also provides an indication that the paragraph is going to be comparing both types of heroes to each other.
The common idea presented in both ‘our solar system: In-Depth’ & ‘Our Solar System’ is our solar system in detail.
<u>Explanation
:</u>
Both of them talk about the solar system, the sun, and its planets, their constituents, sequence of the location of the planets in reference to the sun, their formation and significance.
Besides the solar system, the former also talks about the Milky Way, its formation, the explosion of two supernovas that led to the formation of solar systems, and other constituents of the Milky Way - a spiral mass and our galaxy, one among many others in the big universe.
It also gives a reason behind the location of the first four planets near the sun and the gaseous and icy masses away from the sun.
It also talks about the other masses that are there in the Milky Way like the asteroids and comets.
Answer:
1. He arrived late because he had an appointment elsewhere.
2. After much discussion, he approved the project.
Explanation:
