Answer:
I think it's A because the other answers don't make sense in the context of the story.
Explanation:
B. Does not make sense
C. The Monkey's Paw is not a Comedy
D. There being a fire burning to heat in order to light a house does not give any hint of the story being set into the past
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.
<span>What is a defining characteristic of a short story?
</span><span>B. There is one main conflict that the main character faces.</span>
Themes
According to things fall apart the themes include greatness and ambition Okonkwo is determined to be a lord of his clan. Other themes seen in the novel are fear, tribal belief, justice, masculinity and social disintegration.
Symbolism
The symbolism in the novel things fall apart is fire where the main character Okonkwo is described in term of fire and frames and his nickname is ‘Roaring Flame’ in the novel fire symbolizes life, masculinity and potential.
Tone
Tone is the author’s attitude toward the subject. According to things fall apart some of the attitude include optimist, seriousness, humorous, seriousness, bitterness, joyful, earnestness and pessimism. The tone in the novel is revealed though choice of words and details.
Figurative language
This is where the author describes something by comparing it with something else. In the novel things fall apart, there is the use of figurative language. The most common used features are the use of alliteration, metaphor and similes
Setting
The setting of things fall apart is of a rural set-up; Umuofia and Mbanta village of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria and it was around 1900 century .
Purpose
The main purpose of Achebe’s is to write a tragedy following Aristotle’s definition. The tragedy is a drama that tells the story of fall of a person of high status.
