Question

Read the stanza below from "Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall and answer the question that follows. She has combed and brushed her night-dark hair, And bathed rose petal sweet, And drawn white gloves on her small brown hands, And white shoes on her feet. What is ironic about the sensory imagery in the stanza?

Answer 1

The answer is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

the little girl is preparing her appearance carefully for church, but the church will be bombed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the ironic part of the imagery is that the little girl is preparing her appearance carefully for church, but the church will be bombed. She is making sure that everyone see's her in a certain light, when that is the last thing that will occur do to what is about to happen.