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Identify the literary device used in the following statement:
I am not young enough to know everything.

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. Analogy

  2. Satire

  3. Paean

  4. Pastoral

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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.

Identify the literary device in the following statement:
Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. Epic

  2. Allegory

  3. Satire

  4. Allusion

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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. 

State whether True or False.
Imagery is the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in a such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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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.

The following sentence is an example of ________.
The old man took the handful of dust and sifted it through his fingers.

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. imagery

  2. farce

  3. metaphor

  4. fable

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

State whether True or False.
When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used imagery.

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

Identify the literary device used in the given sentence:
Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. pastoral

  2. imagery

  3. parable

  4. satire

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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.

State whether true or false.
Parody is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect.

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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, exaggeration, humor or ironic imitation. In this context, we can conclude that the given statement holds true. Option A is the answer.

State whether true or false.
Parodies are never exaggerated in the way that they do not imitate the original in order to produce a humorous effect.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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.

Choose whether the following is True or False:
Poets, novelists, and playwrights do not use imagery at all.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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.

State whether true or false.
While parodies are generally intended to amuse, they are not always comedic in nature and sometimes take on fairly serious subject matters. 

techniques of style reading comprehension english

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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. 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.