Julie read To Kill a Mockingbird and Romeo and Juliet, the assigned literature for English I, and decided to write a short narra
tive with a theme related to parental influence on children’s lives. "Besides," she continued, "according to the weather forecasts, you may soon be returned home to San Antonio by the strength of some Gulf winds!"
This excerpt effectively uses irony to illustrate the theme ____.
by emphasizing the conflict about the weather forecasts between the mother and her daughter
through illustrating the different ways that the mother and daughter perceive the way that time will affect the weather situation
through stating that the mother has forgotten the girls have taken seasonal weather forecasts into account before planning their trip
by using humor when the mother suggests an exaggerated version or her previous statements about the weather reports
Because from a connotation, the reader either gets a positive or negative feeling from that word. Ex: "I'll kill you!" definitely has a negative connotation (feeling).
