Read this excerpt from a speech that could have been
given in the 1800s by a women's rights activist.
If women are to have any power in society, they must
not act like themselves. They must act like men. If they
do not, men will not take them seriously. If women do
not value money more than hard work-surely it is
because they cannot manage money! If women feel
sorry for the poor, the sick, and the imprisoned-surely
it is because they are too emotionall
How does the use of irony affect the meaning of the
excerpt?
O It summarizes the advice men give to women.
OIt argues that women should be more like men.
OIt explains that men are more serious than women.
O It emphasizes how unfairly women are judged by
men