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vlabodo
5 days ago
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Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."

English
1 answer:
Gnom [2.6K]5 days ago
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Answer:

"The children dragged themselves towards their aunt's section of the carriage."

"In a whisper, frequently disrupted by their loud and irritable inquiries, she commenced a tedious and profoundly dull tale about a very virtuous little girl."

Explanation:

Situational irony arises when the result is unexpected, or when the outcome is contrary to what was anticipated. In the excerpt from "The Storyteller" by Hector Hugh Munro (Saki), the children's anticipation of a captivating story is thwarted when the aunt begins to tell an unexciting story about a remarkably good girl.

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