Which piece of writing is an example of a satire?A.A proposal to send sick people to the moon to focus attention on health care reformB.A tale of two rabbits who must work together in order to save their homes and familiesC.A story about a young man who learns the lesson that honesty is always the best policyD.A letter telling the manager of a restaurant that you received horrible service

Why would an author choose to use satire?A.To present the facts and evidence that provide support for the author's main argumentB.To make a direct comparison between two things that do not appear to be outwardly alikeC.To make readers with opposing viewpoints consider an issue more deeplyD.To give readers information and clues about what will happen in the later part of the story

Satire uses which three other literary techniques to achieve its goals of mockery and ridicule?Question 6Select one:a.speaker, occasion, and themeb.symbolism, metaphor, and personificationc.diction, connotation, and denotationd.humor, irony, and exaggeration (hyperbole)

Satire is biting comedy that often deals with politics and speaking truth to power .Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Which situation is the best example of irony?A.A chef needs a spatula but can't find one anywhere.B.The president has 10 minutes to make a big decision.C.The sun shines only when characters do good deeds.D.A grammar textbook is full of sentence-level errors.

Which example is most clearly a work of Postmodern literature?A.A short story that contains supernatural elementsB.A history book that has unintentional factual errorsC.An autobiography that introduces fictional elementsD.A poem that abandons meter and rhyme schemeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS