Well, i guess i'll just do it," betty huffed. "just let me put aside this nursing child and climb down there into the mud. i'm sure once i hike up my petticoats i'll be able to fix that broken wheel in no time." jeb rolled his eyes without saying a word. "wouldn't want you to have to put down your guitar and get some actual work done," betty continued.
what is the meaning behind the sarcasm in this passage?
a. betty is more confident than jeb.
b. betty is capable of more than people think.
c. betty thinks it is absurd that jeb has not fixed the wheel himself.
d. betty is upset that jeb never seems to get much work done.

Read this adapted excerpt from a famous poem by john keats. this poem is about a beautiful vase with intricate shapes and patterns. you, silent form, do tease us out of thought as does etemity: cold pastorall when old age shall this generation waste, you shall remain in the middle of other woe than ours, a friend to man, to whom you say "beauty is truth, truth beauty that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know what is the poet saying when he writes that "old age shall this generation waste"? the poet is expressing his dread of growing older the poet is mourning the changes he sees in his "generation." the poet is saying that beauty is illusionary and short-lived. the poet is saying that people don't live long; life is brief