Which word BEST describes the style of these lines from a novel?

Blodgett College is on the edge of Minneapolis. It is a bulwark of sound religion. It is still combating the recent heresies of Voltaire, Darwin, and Robert Ingersoll. Pious families in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, the Dakotas send their children thither, and Blodgett protects them from the wickedness of the universities. But it secretes friendly girls, young men who sing, and one lady instructress who really likes Milton and Carlyle.
(from Main Street by Sinclair Lewis)
ironic
grim
analytical
solemn

Question

Which word BEST describes the style of these lines from a novel?

Blodgett College is on the edge of Minneapolis. It is a bulwark of sound religion. It is still combating the recent heresies of Voltaire, Darwin, and Robert Ingersoll. Pious families in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, the Dakotas send their children thither, and Blodgett protects them from the wickedness of the universities. But it secretes friendly girls, young men who sing, and one lady instructress who really likes Milton and Carlyle.
(from Main Street by Sinclair Lewis)
ironic
grim
analytical
solemn

abdela25 · Answer

grim i think but im not sure im 90% sure its grim

anonymous · Answer

thanks :)