Why might a writer use irony?

a. to allow the reader to understand the inner thoughts of a character and his or her actions
b. to demonstrate how a hero goes from happiness to suffering because of his or her own actions
c. to show a situation in which the outcome of events contradicts what is generally expected
d. to explain events important to the plot that took place before the story began

Which syllable is stressed with the word retribution

Pls excerpted from "hope is the thing with feathers" by emily dickinson [2] and sweetest—in the gale—is heard— and sore must be the storm— that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm— [3] i've heard it in the chillest land— and on the strangest sea— yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb—of me. in the last stanza, the author writes that the little bird “never … asked a crumb of me.” which type of figurative language is evident in these lines? a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. personification

Based on this chart, how many details should each event contain on the time-order chart? (site 1)