
Satire terms test
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- Q1Which literary device involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?HyperboleSatireAntithesisObscenity30s
- Q2Which literary device involves representing a subject in an exaggerated, distorted manner?JuxtapositionParadoxCaricatureUnderstatement30s
- Q3Which literary device involves the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or mock a person, group, or society?Moral voiceReversalSatireObscenity30s
- Q4Which literary device involves the use of humor to highlight human foolishness or vice?Dramatic ironyParodyVerbal ironyIncongruity30s
- Q5Which literary device involves a technique where two contrasting ideas are put together to emphasize differences?CriticismAntithesisHoratian satirePun (double entendre)30s
- Q6Which literary device involves the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says?OverstatementVerbal ironyJuxtapositionUnderstatement30s
- Q7Which literary device involves an expression that has two meanings, one of which is risqué or inappropriate?Pun (double entendre)CriticismParadoxReversal30s
- Q8Which literary device involves a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or a person's writing style?ParodyIncongruityJuvenal satireMoral voice30s
- Q9Which literary device involves the use of understatement to emphasize a point or downplay a situation?HyperboleUnderstatementCaricatureSarcasm30s
- Q10Which literary device involves the use of apparent contradictions that reveal deeper truths?AnithesisObscenityReversalParadox30s
- Q11Which literary device involves the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize and mock people, society, or politics?SatireObscenityParadoxHyperbole30s
- Q12Which literary device refers to a statement that appears to contradict itself?ParodyAntithesisSarcasmParadox30s
- Q13Which literary device involves the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas in a parallel structure?UnderstatementCaricatureAntithesisOverstatement30s
- Q14Which literary device imitates a specific work or style for comic effect or ridicule?ParodyIncongruityJuxtapositionPun ( double entendre)30s
- Q15Which literary device uses deliberate exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis or effect?HyperboleDramatic ironyReversalVerbal irony30s