Question

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Read the sentence from "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella."

The reduction in umbrellas during the rainy season demonstrates that there are still a goodly number of gentlemen who know what this black, molded tree with metal branches is for, a device invented by someone who grew desperate in the face of the compelling concept of being unable to fold up a bush and take it for a stroll, dangling from his arm.

Select all the phrases that create a comic tone.


dangling from his arm

the rainy season

someone who grew desperate

black, molded tree

to fold up a bush

Answer 1

I think that there are three phrases which create comic tone:
dangling from his arm
someone who grew desperate
to fold up a bush

Answer 2

The phrases that create a comic tone are

black, molded tree

to fold up a bush