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:
C- the author's purpose for writing
Explanation:
Answer:
is this supposed to be a poem
Explanation:
Answer: When you meet the one person that you know for a fact that you'll love as a buddy for the longest while, you can't exactly remember how you lived with your memories without them. My best friend is a huge part of my life, even if we can't see each other because of the pandemic. We're always here for each other no matter what. We don't care about how we look on the outside, we only care for the inside. As you grow up you have to make a choice for that best friend. You either keep them in your life and always be there for them like the old times, or you begin to lose interest and leave yourself with all the memories you had with them when you were younger. Most best friends are like siblings to you, they go through everything with you, they help you stay strong, they support you, they love you. There are so many changes best friends can bring to your life, either big or small. Either way, that change is always a good change that was worth it.
