Which phrase in this excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" is an example of sarcasm?To ask how much longer the professor will live is to ask how much longer we must wait for the blessings of another world war. He is of short-lived stock: his mother lived to be fifty-three, his father to be forty-nine; and the life-spans of his grandparents on both sides were of the same order. He might be expected live, then, for perhaps fifteen years more, if he can remain hidden from his enemies. When one considers the number and vigor of these enemies, however, fifteen years seems an extraordinary length of time, which might better be revised to fifteen days, hours, or minutes.The professor knows that he cannot live much longer. I say this because of the message left in my mailbox on Christmas Eve. Unsigned, typewritten on a soiled scrap of paper, the note consisted of ten sentences. The first nine of these, each a bewildering tangle of psychological jargonand references to obscure texts, made no sense to me at first reading. The tenth, unlike the rest, was simply constructed and contained no large words.

Which excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" is an example of irony?Professor Barnhouse closed his eyes, pursed his lips, and stroked his temples. He held the position for a minute.At ten minutes before H-hour the general came in, shepherding the professor before him. The professor was comfortably attired in sneakers, gray flannels, a blue sweater, and a white shirt open at the neck.The tenth still told me nothing. It was only last night that I discovered how it fitted in with the rest. The sentence appeared in my thoughts last night, while I was toying absently with the professor's dice.Dutifully and fearfully I watched. A high-pitched humming seemed to come from the inkwell; then it began to vibrate alarmingly.

Which of the following statements is an example of sarcasm?A."Awesome," the student grumbled at his lunch, "fish heads again."B."We didn't do so well," Trish replied in the wake of her team's 56-to-12 loss.C.That new 3-D action flick is the be-all and end-all of movies.D.The physics exam wasn't exactly a cakewalk for Sam.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is the meaning of the word sarcasm as it is used in paragraph 18 of the passage from Confetti Girl?

Question 9 of 10Which scenario is an example of sarcasm?A.When Bailey sees the rainbow in the sky above her, she exclaims, "Look, the colors of the rainbow match the colors in my box of crayons!"B.Linda's teacher hands back her A+ essay and says, "Wow, Linda, I was so impressed with your stellar writing."C.When Carla demands waffles for dinner, her mother reminds her, "Waffles are a breakfast food!"D.Anna asks Beth to go to the beach, and Beth replies, "Sure, I'd love to lay in dirt and be roasted like a pig at a barbeque!"SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

For the world as a whole, life expectancy has increased from forty-eight years in 1950 to __________ years today.A.fifty-oneB.seventy-oneC.eighty-oneD.sixty-oneSubmit