The question below refers to the selection "lamb to the slaughter.” the dramatic irony of the officer’s comment that the murder weapon is “probably right under our very noses” stems from the fact that

mary's husband isn't really dead.
the officers have no sense of smell.
it literally is right under the officers' noses.
mary never had a husband in the first place - she made him up.

What form would best be classified as postmodern

In romeo and juliet, who are romeos parents

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile