The verbal irony is the fact that you wouldn't actually be happy about the air conditioner breaking, but it highlights the tragedy of the situation
The first excerpt refers to the revenge theme. The second excerpt has isolation as its theme. The third excerpt has dangerous knowledge as a theme and the fourth excerpt has a deceptive appearance as a theme. (See attached figure.)
<h3>What are the themes?</h3>
- They are messages.
- They are teachings.
The theme is a lesson presented subjunctively in the text to convey a message to the reader. This message has a strong meaning and represents a sensitive and educating point of the text, which is shown in an impactful way.
The books usually have more than one theme, as is the case of Frankenstein which has themes such as revenge, isolation, danger, and deceptive appearance.
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Assuming that you're referring to the excerpt from "My Father Writes to my Mother", the statement that best describes the overall impact of the setting would be: Mother feels empowered when she is in the company of her sisters and cousins.
The mother grew up in a culture where women need to be subservient to her husband. Meanwhile, her sisters and cousins seem to have a different perspective for women's role.
Answer:
Appearance is different from reality
Explanation:
The theme of a story is a real inner beauty that is more important than superficial physical beauty.
The story begins with a boy Alonso, who is 13 years old who starts to notice how he looks, and how other people see him. Because of this, he wants to look better than anyone, not realizing that the true beauty lies inside of the person.