Question

"It’s nothing so sweet," Mr. Shiftlet continued, "as a boy’s mother. She taught him his first prayers at her knee, she give him love when no other would, she told him what was right and what wasn’t, and she seen that he done the right thing. Son," he said, "I never rued a day in my life like the one I rued when I left that old mother of mine." What is ironic about Mr. Shiftlet’s comments?

Answer 1

Answer:

She says that she ,"never," rued a day in her life like the one that the Boy rued when she left her mother.

Explanation:

With the language that the author or narrator provided we could see a sense of ironicness in Mr. Shiflet's voice or comments because he used words like never, rued, old mother of mine, and day in my life.

Answer 2

The ironic fact about Mr. Shiftlet’s comments is that: the speaker talks of mothers in a positive way but his reference to his own mother might not be regarded as respectful.

What is Irony?

Irony is making statements that are opposite of what they connote. In the excerpt above, we can see that Mr. Shiftlet praised mothers and commended their care for their children.

However, his reference to his mother as  "that old mother of mine," might not be particularly considered respectful. So, this is ironic.

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