A paradox is a literary device that uses two opposing thoughts which may appear senseless, but turns out that it contains a kind of truth in it. A consonance is also a literary device by the repetition of consonant sounds within sentences, phrases or poems. From the given question above, the line that contains both paradox and consonance is option D: At least to know the worst is sweet.
That i was to late when he got there , the guy had already forgotten who he was .
Answer:
B. The present tense can describe events that took place in the past, but the past tense cannot describe events that take place in the present
Explanation:
In grammar, a tense is a group of words that references time in relation to the time the speaker is speaking.
Therefore, present tense is used to denote events that are currently in action, while past tense is used to describe events that have already taken place.
Example of present tense
Peter is here.
I am at Rita's house
Example of past tense
Peter was here
I was at Rita's house.
A. One expects more than a few people to attend the funeral of a great man.
In the excerpt there are only three cars in the funeral procession. This is a very low number considering the title describes Gatsby as great. When one looks even further at who is in the cars, it is obvious that Gatsby was not as great as his lavish parties and lifestyle made him seem.
While the other options are likely to be true statements, except for D as that is a bit of a stretch, they do not support the title as being ironic. Irony, in this sense, is sarcasm. It's when something stated is actually the opposite.
The coach announced the starters while the players sat on the bench.
