Question 1:
Humorous passage 1: "It (the umbrella) was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded."
Humorous passage 2: "(The umbrella is) An item to be carried in the street, to be used to startle friends and—in the worst of cases—to fend off one’s creditors."
Question 2:
Passage 1 is funny because it compares the umbrella to an ornamental bat, which sounds weird in the first place. Plus, the umbrellas is said to be used by people who want to seem British, which is even more outrageously funny.
Passage 2 is funny because it treats the umbrella as a scary object which can be used even to fend off people you owe money to, which is absurd.
In both passages, the author uses tone and voice in a very witty way: he speaks seriously about absurdity, about unimaginable stuff. It is like an encyclopedia of weird and fun facts. That is what makes it funny: the contrast between a serious tone and larger than life images.
Answer:
You would need to answer more questions. The popularity is I think how many thanks you get. In order to be popular, you need to answer questions and have people say thanks, mark you brainliest, or rate your answer well.
You are not doing anything wrong.
My popularity increases or decreases based on the average questions I answer. If I miss a day, it drops, if I answer about, lets say, 12 questions in a day, then then next day would be if I answered more or less than 12 questions on this day. I haven't answered that many questions right now, so mine is -32%
Hope this helps!
--Applepi101
<span>1. They underscore the fact that everyone makes mistakes. In modern vernacular, Shakespeare is saying 'if I made a mistake, and you can prove it, I won't complain.'</span>
The topic that could be used to write a narrative using supporting details from the excerpt is, Victor's experience studying a new science. A narrative is like telling a story of happenings that follow a time sequence. It is usually based on personal experiences and usually written by the narrator himself.
Answer:Stars are huge celestial bodies made mostly of hydrogen and helium that produce light and heat from the churning nuclear forges inside their cores
Explanation:
