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This description of the narrator might suggest be seen as an injection dark humor to the story by indicating that the narrator was saved by his own clumsiness. It might be considered as situational irony to show the horrible death he is about to suffer.
It depends on the fragment, fragments are uncompleted thoughts, so you usually just need to add more words or detail.
Answer:
Odysseus shows mostly D. Character and Loyalty in the except.
Explanation:
The best way to eliminate wordiness is the following:
<em> The audience gave the guest speaker a standing ovation.</em>
Wordiness is the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. The phrase <em>"to give a standing ovation"</em> already comprises the ideas of "rose up" and <em>"applauded"</em>. Thus, they are not necessary in the sentence. Replacing those words with the words <em>"gave the guest speaker a standing ovation"</em> is the right way to eliminate wordiness in that sentence.