The pun is related to the same pronunciation of the words <em>Ernest</em> and <em>earnest </em>which means<em> serious commited, dedicated </em>and etc. The pun is connected to the serious issue of choosing the right significant other, someone you can trust that is dedicated to you (<em>an earnest husband/wife</em>).<em> </em>
Dark Romantic texts are the texts which consists of characters who focus on self destruction, punishments, judgement and so on.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Stories in this genre have numerous attributes of Realism (come out with the plain truth, what can turn out badly, will). Dark Romantics center around human fallibility implosion, judgment, discipline, just as the mental impacts of guilt and sin.
The shortcoming of the individual, the shortcoming of society, and the impacts of underhandedness are generally topics of Dark Romanticism. Among the most renowned books composed by Dark Romantics are Frankenstein, The Scarlet Letter, and Moby, while The Raven and Rime of the Ancient Mariner are well known sonnets.
1. He searched doggedly for his favorite socks. - with great determination
2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. - made impossible
3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from my driver’s ed instructor! - scoldings
4. quarry - D. prey, target
5. retribution - A. punishment, revenge
6. balmy - E. temperate, soothing
7. coveted - C. desirable, longed for
8. cryptic - B. puzzling, obscure
Answer:
The answers are
B. “fear of gangs that controlled”
D. “enforced a 6 p.m. curfew”
E. “shot on the spot”
F. “bodies littered the dirt streets”
