Read the excerpt from "the storyteller." the child moved reluctantly to the window. "why are those sheep being driven out of that field? ” he asked. "i expect they are being driven to another field where there is more grass,” said the aunt weakly. "but there is lots of grass in that field,” protested the boy; "there’s nothing else but grass there. aunt, there’s lots of grass in that field.” "perhaps the grass in the other field is better,” suggested the aunt fatuously. "why is it better? ” came the swift, inevitable question. "oh, look at those cows! ” exclaimed the aunt. nearly every field along the line had contained cows or bullocks, but she spoke as though she were drawing attention to a rarity. "why is the grass in the other field better? ” persisted cyril. which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? select two options. the aunt expects the boy to look out the window, but he does not. the aunt expects the boy to look out the window, and he does. the aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not. the aunt expects the boy to show interest in the sheep, and he does. the aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.

The correct answers are:

- The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not.  

He continues asking questions about the sheep, and why are they leaving, and why is the other field better than that one.

-The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.

She wants to catch his attention trying to make him watch the cows, but he is still interested in the sheep.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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