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WorksheetsSatire
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
Satire is
a)
drawing a conclusion based on facts.
b)
taking advantage of someone or something for one own's benefit.
c)
a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected. In satire, the understated language may be ironic.
d)
provoking change or reform through poking fun at society's vices
2.
Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?
a)
Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
b)
Use of irony
c)
Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
d)
All of the above are essential elements
3.
A critically, bitterly ironic statement, intended to cut or criticize its target
a)
Sarcasm
b)
Irony
c)
Satire
d)
Juxtoposistion
4.
A literary technique where that author has characters say or do things in a way that the reader knows is ironic, but the characters don’t
a)
Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Satire
d)
Sarcasm
5.
The outcome is opposite of what is expected to happen
a)
dramatic irony
b)
situational irony
c)
reversal
d)
caricature
6.
The reader is aware of important information that the characters do not know
a)
situational irony
b)
verbal irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
parody
7.
A composition humorously imitating another, usually serious, piece of work.
a)
Parody
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Sarcasm
8.
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Parody
c)
Sarcasm
d)
Innuendo
9.
a)
Parody
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Sarcasm
d)
Dramatic Irony
10.
a)
Sarcasm
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Parody
d)
Dramatic Irony
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