4.
part b: which quote from the poem best supports the answer to part a?
"not like the brazen giant of greek fame, / with conquering limbs astride" (lines
1-2)
"here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / a mighty woman with a
torch" (lines 3-4)
"from her beacon-hand / glows world-wide welcome" (lines 6-7)
"her mild eyes command / the air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame." (lines
7-8)

the answer is definitely option c. "sonnet xxxi best illustrates the division. in the octave, the poet observes that the moon is in love. in the sestet, he gives his reaction to the fickleness of woman's love."

the correct answer is c.

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.