Dramatic irony means that the audience knows something the characters do not. For example, in the beginning of Hamlet, we know immediately that Claudius was the one who killed Hamlet's father, however, he doesn't know that from the very start.
Answer:
The speaker believes that the tourists only felt obligated to visit these historic places. They were not ready to truly appreciate and reflect on the true meaning of these sites.
Evidence:
Lines 7-11 of the poem
<em>tourists who would rather be </em>
<em>somewhere else </em>
<em>but who wait here on stairs</em>
<em>so steep they must rise </em>
<em>to some occasion</em>
Explanation:
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who hid in a house with her family during the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi's were millions of Jews were killed. Van Gogh was a famous artist known for his painting but who would later take his life at the young age of 37.
The tourists visited these two historic sites without having any deep emotional attachment to the plight of these people. As soon as they were done with Anne Frank's house, they were hurrying off to the Van Gogh museum where they would still not have deep attachments to.
Answer: None of the above.
Explanation:
Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most renowned poet and author of all time, he is also referred as the ‘Father of English Literature.’ Chaucer is mostly known for his very well known ‘Canterbury Tales.’
The writing style of Chaucer was different from the rest. He is familiar for his ‘metrical innovation’ and his use of ‘decasyllabic pentameter.’ He was the first and the one to use the decasyllabic meter which is the use of five stress line in poem.
The options mentioned in the question aren't really his innovations.
Answer:
Lewis thinks it is unfair that the team leaders are receiving better and higher treatment, though they haven't done the same amount of work and perspiration as the other team members.
Explanation:
