In my opinion, the whole poem is quite ironic - although she is mentioning the exultation and the royal color of death, the poem itself begins with the narrator saying that she cannot breathe - that she doesn't want to die.
So, I would say that the ironic parts are:
Exultation is the going
Of an inland soul to sea, -
Past the houses, past the headlands,
<span>Into deep eternity!</span>
A strong gust of wind <u>could</u>(1) <u>topple</u>(2) our little tent.
The helping verb is could
The main verb is topple
You can identify helping verbs in a<em> </em><em>verb phrase</em>. Verb phrases consists of the main verb alone, or the main verb + helping verbs. The main verb always comes last in the verb phrase.
Other examples of verb phrases with helping verb (HV) and main verb (MV):
The prices of houses <u>could</u> (HV) <u>fall.</u> (MV)
They <u>should</u> (HV) <u>wait</u> (MV) before leaving.
It is fair to ask siblings to step into the role of parents. If a parent isn’t doing their job right as a parent, asking an older sibling may be essential to help yourself grow to be a well functioning individual. It also doesn’t have to be an older sibling, younger siblings can be capable of helping they’re older siblings. It is most common for older siblings to help they’re younger siblings.
The term old-fashioned describes the overall tone of the passage.
<h3>What tone of a passage?</h3>
An expression of the attitude made by the writer or the author in a literary composition, which conveys feelings or environment, is known as tone of a passage.
Hence, option D holds true regarding tone of the passage.
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