Question

Which quotations from "The Crab That Played with the Sea" convey a comic tone? Select two options.

"O my Best Beloved"
"He took the Elephant—All-the-Elephant-there-was—and said, 'Play at being an Elephant.'"
"All-the-Cow-there-was . . . licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time."
"The great Sea . . . overflowed all the dark forests for miles and miles, and flooded the Man’s house."
"By and by the Eldest Magician met the Man on the banks of the Perak river."

Answer 1

"He took the Elephant—All-the-Elephant-there-was—and said, 'Play at being an Elephant.'"
"All-the-Cow-there-was . . . licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time."

Both lines use absurd exaggeration and playful imagery (taking “all” of an animal and ridiculous, impossible actions) to create a comic, whimsical tone.