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Number 12 Eagle Street,
Boston.
September 12, 2020.
To the editor,
Boston Daily.
EFFECT OF GROWING LOADSHEDDING ON STUDENTS.
Dear Mr. Adam, recently, there have been an increase in loadshedding which initially was supposed to be a one-time thing but has turned out to be frequent.
This growing loadshedding is affecting students because we don't have electricity to even study and do homeworks, research or class projects.
This has also affected the WiFi as when the electricity is out, the WiFi becomes unstable and downright unusable.
There has also been an increase in discomfort among the students as this has led to sleep disruptions especially as this is done at the height of summer when the air conditioning is most needed.
Please, I want you to bring this problem to the mass media so a solution will be provided. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Adam.
Answer: I would contend that the right answer is the C) The oversized trophies create irony because readers expect that they are for winning, not participation.
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that irony, which reflects an incongruity (an inconsistency) between what is expected and the actual result, is more clearly created here by representing huge trophies. A trophy is something that someone wins or receives in recognition of a victory, and the reader expects the son to be a true winner, due in part to the fact that the trophies are very ostentatious. However, one of the trophies in the cartoon, in particular, has the shape of a hand with the index finger raised, forming an angle with the thumb, which suggests the letter L (a visual symbol for the word "loser"). This, together with the answer from the father, emphasize the ironic message of the cartoon.
Dehyphenation is the removal of a hyphen it hyphens.
