Question

Review the passage-The Princess and the Tin Box (above). Then answer the question that follows.

What is the tone of this fable?
Select one:
a. ironic and angry
b. ironic and joyful
c. ironic and sorrolvful
d. ironic and humorous

Answer 1

B. The ironic and joyful is the correct answer

Answer 2

Based on the provided passage from "The Princess and the Tin Box," the tone of this fable can be described as:

b. ironic and joyful

Step-by-step explanation:

The fable employs irony to contrast the princess's lavish lifestyle, filled with precious jewels and metals, with her genuine delight in receiving a seemingly humble tin box filled with mica and feldspar from the fifth prince. The irony lies in the fact that despite being surrounded by opulence, the princess appreciates the novelty and uniqueness of the tin box. Joyful as the princess's discovery of something new and her ultimate choice of the platinum-and-sapphire jewel box bring happiness and celebration.