1. a mean old man ate a large meal at a restaurant. the waitress tried to provide him with excellent service, but every time she brought him a dish, he complained. first he thought that the soup was too cold when it was hot. then he said that his steak was dry and chewy, when it was moist and succulent. then he complained that one of her blonde hairs was in his mashed potatoes, but the hair was actually grey like his own. she remained patient and continued to try to him until the end of the meal, when he left her a quarter for a tip. she replied on his way out, “ you for the generous tip, mister.”
which type of irony is used?

What is the “narrow cell” in line 15 of “elegy written in a country churchyard”

Read and key the following paragraph. 1"the final phase of franklin's public service is themost spectacular. 2after his return to america he waselected to the second continental congress and served withjefferson and john adams on the committee which drafted thedeclaration of independence. 3then, in 1776, he wasappointed one of the three commissioners to seek military andnaval assistance from france. 4for nearly ten years pariswas his center of operations, and, in large part because ofhis personal popularity, he secured the much-needed supportof france and spain and eventually negotiate thetreaty of paris (1783), by which england recognized americanindependence. 5when he returned to america in 1785 he wasold and ill, yet he found strength to serve as a delegate tothe constitutional convention, and to continue his work withmany humanitarian and scientific societies." type the key words for sentence's 2. 3. 4. 5.

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.