Techniques of style - class-IX

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. Here, the given sentence employs sarcasm to make a comment on a general vice. So, option B is the best answer.

The given sentence mocks the institution of marriage and so we can conclude that the literary device used here is satire (which uses irony, humor or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity or vices). Option C is the best answer. 

Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language used especially in a literary work to describe various scenes, ideas and objects. Such language is very appealing to our senses. In this context, the given statement holds true. Option A is the answer.

Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language used especially in a literary work. The descriptive language used in the given sentence appeals to our sense of smell and as such is an example of imagery. Option A is the best answer.

Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language used especially in a literary work. Such language is very appealing to our senses. In this context, the given sentence holds true. Option A is the answer.

Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language used especially in a literary work. In this context, the given sentence uses descriptive language to create a vivid visual of a snow covered scene. So, the given sentence is an imagery. Option B is the answer.

A parody is a literary device that is employed to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric, exaggeration, humor or ironic imitation. In this context, we can conclude that the given statement holds true. Option A is the answer.

Parody is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Imitating an original is one of Parody's main features. In this context, we can agree that the given statement is false. Option B is the answer.

Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language used especially in a literary work. Therefore, we can conclude that the give statement is false. Option B is the answer.

A parody is a literary device that is employed to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. A parody is also employed to pay tribute to a certain literary work or author and it deals in both serious as well as lighthearted issues. In this context, the given statement holds true. Option A is the answer.

A parody is a literary device that is employed to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. In this context, the given statement holds true. So, option A is the answer.

Here, the use of 'we' indicates that the given sentence is in first person plural. So the claim that the sentence is in first person singular is false. Option B is the answer.

A parody is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. It can also make a comment on a serious issue but it is generally meant for entertainment purposes. So, we can conclude that the given statement is true. Option A is the answer.

A parody is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation whereas a satire uses ridicule, sarcasm, humor, irony, or exaggeration, to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. In this context, we can conclude that while parody imitates a subject directly to create a comical effect, satire uses humor to make a social commentary but never directly imitates. So, the given statement is true. Option A is the answer.

A parody is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation whereas a satire uses ridicule, sarcasm, humor, irony, or exaggeration, to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. In this context, we can conclude that parody and satire are similar and that the given statement is true. Option A is the answer.

Imagery, in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work. In the given sentence, words like "dark" and "dim" are an example of imagery where it appeals to our sense of visual perception: it creates visual images of darkness for us. So the given statement is true. A is the answer.

Imagery, in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work. Its use creates vivid mental pictures for the reader. In this context, we can conclude that the given statement is true. Option A is thus the answer.

Parody is an imitation of a particular work, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect- pokes fun at the work it immigrates. Here, the second poem is a parody of the first. So, the correct answer is C.

The given lines appeal to the emotions of the reader and evoke sympathy. This is usually done by employing pathos. So, the correct answer is option B.

Anachronism is the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. Here, "ten thousand dollars" does not belong to the period in which the play is set. So, the correct answer is option D.

Parody is an imitation of a particular work, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect- pokes fun at the work it immigrates. Here, the second poem is a parody of the first. So, the answer to the question asked is option B.

The passage here is not ironic or satiric. It is also not a metaphor. Allegory refers to a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. The given passage has a moral or religious meaning- it belongs to Psalm 40 1-2. So, the correct answer is option D.

The given lines clearly employ pathos as the lines appeal to the emotions of the reader and evoke sorrow and pity for the poet. The correct answer is option C.

Anachronism is the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. Here, Cassius and Brutus mention clock but in classical Rome there were no clocks. So, the given lines are an example of anachronism. The answer is option A. 

Satire uses humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize people's vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other social issues. The given lines employ satire (irony) to make a social commentary. The correct answer is option A.

Option B is correct because a paean is a literary work written to praise or pay tribute to someone. It is a way of praising someone's work or life in a poetic manner. Here, the poet describes the goodness of Asclepios and tries to praise him and his life.
Option A is incorrect; this stanza is not an ode. Odes are written to be sung. They are lyrical and have lots of rhyming syllables, which is not true of the given text.
Option C is incorrect. This stanza is not a pastoral. A pastoral is the defining of one's land, country or the people from a particular region in a poetic manner.
Option D is incorrect. This stanza is not a sonnet. Sonnets are usually composed of 14 lines and are written with rhyming words most of the time. 

A fable is a simple tale that attributes human-like qualities to animals and presents a moral lesson. The given passage has all these elements. So, the passage is a fable. The correct option is A.

Analogy is a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. Here, "men handling a fish which is still alive and may jump back into the water" is an analogy - it provides a vivid imagery that makes it clear to the reader exactly how the crowd sorrounded him. So, the answer here is option C.

A fable is a simple tale that attributes human-like qualities to animals and presents a moral lesson. The given passage has all these elements. So, the passage is a fable. The correct answer is option B.

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. From this, we can conclude that the main purpose of satire is to constructively criticize the society. So, the best answer is option C.

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. So, we can conclude that the answer to the required question is option C- satire.

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. In this context, option D is the best answer.

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices From this, we can conclude that it is necessary for satire to reveal the flaws of society and help eliminate vices from the world and do all this through making fun of a person, a way of thinking or a system. However satire can achieve all this through the use of either exaggeration or irony or humor. So, the answer to the given question is option A.

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. In this context, option D is the best answer to the question asked.

Choices A to C all employ either sarcasm, ridicule or exaggeration to make a commentary on certain things: to criticize them. This classifies as satire. So, the answer to the question asked is option D.

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. It must definitely be a criticism of people or society. In this context, option D is the best answer to the question asked.

Satire is a literary device that uses humor, exaggeration, irony or ridicule to criticize people's stupidity and vices. So, the answer to the required question is D- all of the above.

Here, only choice C employs sarcasm and ridicule which is also employed by satire to criticize a society's vices. So, option C is the best answer.

By using the vivid imagery of the tangy taste of the cranberry sauce, the sentence appeals to our sense of taste which is one of our five sense. So, option B is the correct answer.

The use of the pronoun "you" indicates that the given sentences is from a second person point of view. So the claim that the sentences are in the second person point of view is true. Option A is correct.

A parody is a literary device that is employed to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. In this context, only option C is NOT a reason an author might choose to employ parody. So, option C is the answer.

Imagery, in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work. The given sentence is an example of imagery where it appeals to our ears, our sense of hearing. So, the answer is option A.

A parody is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation whereas a satire uses ridicule, sarcasm, humor, irony, or exaggeration, to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. So, we can conclude that  satire uses humor and to a certain extent parody to make a social commentary. In this context, we can deduce taht the given statement is true. Option A is the answer.

The literary theorist Linda Hutcheon says, "parody is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text."
Parody is one of the most important art forms mastered in the present era. It's basically a reworking of one kind of composition into another from a different perspective, usually a humorous one. A prominent example would be:
Charlie Chaplin's impersonation of Adolf Hitler for comic effect in the satirical film, The Great Dictator (1940). Thus, the statement is true.

It's a universally acknowledged fact that an entire thing or topic or person cannot be parodied. Certain aspects, some qualities or features are taken from them and reworked upon to generate a fun feeling or treated from an alternate perspective to bring out a humorous aspect of the subject. Hence, the statement is true.

A parody also called a spoof, or caricature, or joke is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original workits subject, author, style, or some other targetby means of satiric or ironic imitation. Hence, the statement is true.

Parody and Satire share a few fundamental elements. Both often use exaggeration to illuminate the flaws and absurdities of a figure or social entity. Alec Baldwin's impression of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live is an example of both parody and satire.
In light of this example, we can claim that the given statement is true.

The passage is definitely not a sonnet (a fourteen line poem); it is not an ode (a three part lyrical poem); its also not an epigraph (a short quotation at the beginning of a book or a chapter). The only option left is Paean- a song of praise or triumph and "Sing in honour of Pythian Phoebus, golden-haired, skilled archer and musician, whom blessed Leto bore beside the celebrated marsh, ..." supports the claim that the passage is a Paean. Option C is the answer.

Meliboeus and Tityrus present a idealized version of the country life as evidenced by lines and phrases like "my sweet fields". It is evident from the passage that Meliboeus is exiled from the fields that he used to cultivate and he is asking Tityrus how he alluded exile and is free to cultivate his fields.  This classifies the passage as pastoral literature. So, the answer is option C.

The Farmer is a short , simple story that preaches a moral- greed is never good. This story being a  short, simple tale that teaches a moral lesson makes it a Parable. So, option B is the answer.

"...we will all the pleasures prove, 
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, 
Woods, or steepy mountain yields." - these lines from the given poem idealize the countryside and so the poem qualifies as pastoral. The given poem is definitely not satiric or allegoric (a poem with an implied moral lesson) and it also does not belong to the genre of comedy. So, the answer is option C. 

The passage given belongs to the genre of allegory. Allegory generally refers to a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning which usually turns out to be  either moral or political. This passage is allegoric as it has a moral lesson: animalism. The principle of Animalism is that all animals are friends. So, option C is the answer.

A Parable is a short, simple tale that is used to teach a moral or spiritual lesson - as done by Jesus in the Gospels. The given passage is a parable. So, option  C is the answer.

The passage uses the statement "Bow-down, he said." which is an example of indirect dialogue. So, the answer to the question asked is option C.

The given lines employ irony to make a comment on issue of wages. This is an illustration of satire. The given lines employ satire to make a social commentary. The correct answer is option C.

Anachronism is the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. The game of Billiards does not belong to the period of Cleopatra. Thus, the answer here is anachronism. Option B is the answer.