In the following description, the narrator describes the relationship between Rip and his wife, Dame Van Winkle. Which underline
d phrase shows how the Dame’s behavior comically affects Rip? “Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was incessantly going, and everything he said or did was sure to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way of replying to all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into a habit. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife, so that he was fain to draw off his forces, and take to the outside of the house—the only side which in truth belongs to a henpecked husband.” Question 5 options: A. her tongue was incessantly going
B. a torrent of household eloquence
C. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. D. a fresh volley from his wife
C. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing.
Explanation:
These phrase shows how the Dame's behavior comically affects Rip because it describes the actions he did to pretend that he was listening to his wife. The intensive hours a day he had listened to her were enough to make from his actions a custom, so he had to shrug his shoulders, shake his head, cast up his eyes, but say nothing. In addition, he preferred to stay outside, far away from her domain
.
