The poem Huntsman is a blend of funny and the unfunny aspects..............

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Q: The poem "Huntsman" is a blend of funny and the unfunny aspects of life, the elements of suspense and irony create a shocking impact” Do you agree? Explain your answer.

Ans:When we read the poem carefully, we find the elements of suspense and irony in the poem.

Suspense is a state of uncertainty about something that is not yet known and causes anxiety or pleasant excitement. When we read the poem, we see that Kagwa has found a skull that talks. 
We experience a pleasant excitement and want to know what wifi happen next. Kagwa goes to tha king and reports about the skull to the king who naturally does not believe in his report He orders his guards to go with Kagwa and verify his report He orders them to kill Kagwa if the skull says nothing.
At this point of the poem, our suspense reaches the highest point We want to know what will happen next. After clay’s search, they find the talking skull but the skull does not say anything. Kagwa requested the skull but the skull does not speak. We feel anxiety about Kagwa. 
The soldiers of king orders Kagwa to kneel down and they kill him with swords. We found irony in the poem when Kagwa hurries to go home to tell about the talking skull to the king. Perhaps he wants to get reward but what does he get? He causes his own death. This is irony.
So we see that the poet has used the elements of suspense and irony very skitffuDy and he has made the poem a masterpiece.