Sarcasm

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

• Innuendo

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Paradox

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

• parody
• satire

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

• Parody
• Verbal Irony
• Sarcasm
• Dramatic Irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What satirical technique is being employed?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What rhetorical device is being used in the image?

• Sarcasm

• Parody

• Overstatement

• Understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Why is this ironic? 

• It is not ironic.

• People go to the gym to burn calories, not be lazy. 

• Fitness is misspelled. 

• The escalators are not working. 

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Sarcasm is...

• Always meant to be taken literally

• Never meant to be taken literally

• Sometimes meant to be taken literally

• Can't apply to situations, only people

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the main difference between sarcasm and understatement?

• Sarcasm is always meant to be taken literally

• Understatement involves exaggerating the truth to make a point

• Understatement is used to deemphasize the importance of a situation

• Sarcasm involves saying the opposite of what is meant with the intention to mock or ridicule.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following is an example of sarcasm, as opposed to other forms of verbal irony?

• The game is taking forever

• My backpack weighs a ton!

• I'm just a little hungry (said by someone who hasn't eaten in days)

• Oh, great. Another meeting to discuss the color of the office walls. I can't wait. I wonder if she'll

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following best defines sarcasm?

• A) A form of verbal irony where the speaker says the opposite of what they mean, often to mock or convey contempt.

• B) A literary device used to exaggerate the truth for emphasis.

• C) A technique used to express genuine praise and admiration.

• D) A method of storytelling that involves detailed descriptions of characters.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6