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Identify which of the following is not an essential component of a satire. Select the best option. 

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  1. The use of exaggeration

  2. Making fun of a person, way of thinking, or system

  3. Revealing the flaws of society

  4. To help eliminate the vices of the world

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

Complete the sentence:
A satire often uses ____________________ . 
(Select the best option)

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  1. allegory, allusion, and humor

  2. parody, sarcasm, and alliteration

  3. humor, jargon, and paralellism

  4. exaggeration, humor, and irony

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

Identify which of the following is/are satirical. Select the best option. 

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  1. What is the use of doing something right, when it is troublesome to do the right thing and it isn't troublesome to do the wrong thing, and the wage is the same?

  2. I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.

  3. I am not old enough to try new things.

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

Complete the sentence using a suitable option:
A satire must include _________________.

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  1. facts and statistics

  2. humor to entertain its readers

  3. a serious undertone

  4. criticism of society/persons

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

Through the use of which of the following can satire be expressed? 

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  1. Irony

  2. Exaggeration

  3. Humor

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

Identify which of the following is an example of satire. Select the best option. 

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  1. A large number of people were gathered to hear the politician speak.

  2. Unfortunately, there were few who could actually understand the show.

  3. If voting changed anything, it would be illegal.

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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.

What is the function of the following line?
"The familiar tang of his grandmothers cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth."

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  1. To repeat the 't' sound.

  2. To appeal to one of our five senses.

  3. To narrate a story that features animals.

  4. To display human suffering.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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.

State whether true or false.
The following sentences are in the second person point of view.
"You are a deep sea explorer searching for the famed lost city of Atlantis. This is your most challenging and dangerous mission. Fear and excitement are now your companions."

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

Which of the following statement(s) is not a reason an author might choose to use parody?

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  1. To mock or ridicule another authors style.

  2. To pay homage to a more famous author by imitating his or her style.

  3. To change an original work entirely so that it no longer has a clear influence on the parody.

  4. To mimic the original to create a humorous effect.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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.

State whether true or false:
The children were screaming and shouting in the fields. 
'Screaming' and 'shouting' in the above-mentioned sentence appeal to our sense of hearing or auditory sense.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.