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:
Maybe you have some sort of allergy. This isn't always the case, maybe you got water up your nose and its coming back out, or maybe you have fluids that need to leave your body. Or just maybe you're sick. In which case wear a mask when going outside.
Explanation:
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
Swaying in the breeze - the tree began to drop its leaves
the autumn leaves covered the yard - crunching beneath the children's feet
Seeing that it was injured - Sam slowly approached his cat
holding its paw gingerly - the cat crept under sam's bed
Answer:
False
Explanation:
You have butterflies in your stomach.
Answer:
We can reinforce that these writers had an admirable mastery of words, in addition to a strong artistic sense, even though their social positions are controversial today.
Explanation:
As we know, Pound and Stein had a strong anti-Americanism, pointing to Samerican positions that were damaging society in a progressive and influential way. This can promote these writers as great social advocates, who have positioned themselves without fear, through their artistic skills. However, we must not forget that both present very controversial ideas, mainly in relation to fascism and blind support for Hitler, which we know was not beneficial.
