Question

Julie read To Kill a Mockingbird and Romeo and Juliet, the assigned literature for English I, and decided to write a short narrative 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

Answer 1

The answer to your question, This excerpt effectively uses irony to illustrate the theme , would be by using humor when the mother suggests an exaggerated version or her previous statements about the weather reports. Because the only way they can go back home is through staying and wait for the storm to stop.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is your last option: by using humor when the mother suggests an exaggerated version or her previous statements about the weather reports

Explanation:

As you may know, Irony is the humorous -often- expression to say something or mean something but generally means the opposite. In this case, let's discard the other options first: the other options cannot simple be possible as the three of them put an emphasis on "the weather" --conflict about weather forecasts, time affecting the weather situation, seasonal weather forecasts... and that's actually not the point in this excerpt knowing the purpose, which is explained above. On the other hand, as mentioned, irony is "humorous" thus, the fact that the mother is saying " be returned home to San Antonio by the strength of some Gulf winds!"  apart of being humorous, it is also not and never possible to be returned by the wind! So that is irony!