The idea of <em>memento mori</em> (remember that you will die) was a common theme in poetry. However, this traditional theme was replaced with the theme of <em>carpe diem</em> (seize the day) in most metaphysical poetry. Both themes are strongly related, as <em>carpe diem</em> urges a person to fully enjoy each present moment. This type of mindfulness is usually achieved through an awareness of our own mortality, a concept that<em> memento mori</em> expresses.
We may ask questions like "why is the sky blue?" or "what am I going to eat?" we will go over options in our head and check off ones that do not fit what we are feeling so we will analyze what we have in our cabinets and what sounds best.
The correct answer is that the part that is ironic from this statement is : "Sickeningly comic aspect of an unfunny situation."
Explanation:
This is ironic because in a sitaution that seemed funny or wwas supposed to be funny it was the complete oposite. Sometimes irony can be very direct on the conflicting definitions of a few words.