What is the meaning of the word irked as it is used in the sentence? "where are they then? " the rich man persisted, irked that he had traveled all this way to find no one at home but a useless child." a) curious b) annoyed c) tired d) excited

Annoyed because the definition of irked is annoyed 
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The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.