Who or what is Selima in stanza one?
A) a tabby cat
B) a Greek goddess
C) an innocent bystander
D) the girl who owns the cat
Link to the poem: https://www. poetryfoundation. org/poems/44302/ode-on-the-death-of -a-favourite-cat-drowned-in-a-tub-o f-goldfishes

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.

to persuade readers which is answer c