Her glasses had been right here just a moment ago. Erin knew it. The words on
the page swam before her in a fog.
Stumbling to the kitchen where she had just finished the dishes, she groped
along the counter, looking for her glasses. Not there.
Into the living room. Maybe on top of her knitting in her knitting bag? She'd just
been working on the most beautiful—not there either
They must be on the coffee table. Not there. She crawled under the table,
scanning left and right, and then the phone rang. She jumped up, andCrack!
The glasses, which had been sitting on her head the entire time, were ruined,
broken in two by the table's bottom.
1.
What is the situational irony? Explain your answer.
2. What is the surprise ending? Explain your answer.