The thematic statement that is supported by Teiresia's character is that "<span>Familial loyalty supersedes civil obedience." The loyalty within the family is strong that even the civil obedience under it. Family is considered as the basic unit of the society.</span>
1. Markedly noticeable
2. Bad quality
3. Swollen
4. Disappointing
I would say the correct answer is B. hyperbole.
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that authors use when they want to exaggerate things. So this 'vegetable love' cannot possibly grow larger than empires - the poem just wants to demonstrate the power and intensity of this love by using the figure of hyperbole. A paradox would include two completely opposite things, and <em>vast </em>and <em>slow </em>are not opposites.
Making prediction is an important reading comprehension strategy and you need to identify the literary theme in order to do so. The theme is the reason why the author has written the piece; the message the author wants to convey through the story. If you know the theme, you can make prediction about how the story will progress.
In the Happy Prince, the theme is that appearance does not always represent one's true feeling; for example The big metal statue of the Happy Prince “feels” the compassion and sacrifices himself for the oppressed.
It is important for a person to be unique because it is what makes up this world. If we were all the same, history would not go on.
