Question

In "how to eat an ice cream cone" what does the author compare a melting ice cream cone to?

Answer 1

The author in "How to Eat Ice Cream" has brilliant taste when representing the irony and humorous situations in life. He compares the the melting ice cream, to sticky situations that will happen eventually in your life. He advises his readers to avoid those situations, because life is like buying a simple ice cream cone. 

Answer 2

The essay is ironic and humorous because of the author's use of word choice, topic and the presentation. The author, Lawrence Rust Hills uses irony to present consuming of an ice-cream in a funny way and compares a melting ice cream cone to a hand grenade.