Analyzing Satire In Fiction

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What evidence in "The Storyteller." best highlights the flaws in the aunt in order to create satire? Select three options.
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"In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good." and "'It's a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,' she said stiffly."
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What evidence from "The Storyteller" supports the theme that pride goes before a fall? Select two options.
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"'It's a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,' she said stiffly." and "'Unhappy woman!' he observed to himself as he walked down the platform of Templecombe station; 'for the next six months or so those children will assail her in public with demands for an improper story!'"
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How does situational irony best contribute to satire?
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Satire relies on situational irony to expose the difference between society's beliefs and reality.
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How does the characterization of the children create satire?
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They are pleased to learn that the prince chooses pigs over flowers.
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Which examples of situational irony does Saki use to create satire? Select two options.
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The aunt wants the bachelor to learn his lesson, but she learns hers instead, and Bertha thinks that it is good to win medals for goodness, but the medals get her killed.
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What is the best definition of satire?
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writing that uses ridicule to draw attention to an issue or make a point
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How does the underlined sentence contribute to the theme that culture can limit our thinking?
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It indicates that the aunt's portrayal of right and wrong is inauthentic and unconvincing.
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What is the definition of situational irony?
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a situation in which what happens is the opposite of what was expected to happen
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Which statement best explains the situational irony that occurs in the passage?
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The aunt tells a story with a moral, but the children ignore the lesson.
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What is the best definition of the term "characterization"?
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the way an author presents a character to readers
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Which excerpt from "The Storyteller" best supports the theme that the purpose of stories is to entertain?
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"'At any rate,' said the bachelor, collecting his belongings preparatory to leaving the carriage, 'I kept them quiet for ten minutes, which was more than you were able to do.'"
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How does the characterization of the aunt contribute to the satire?
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She misinterprets the reactions of others.
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How does characterization support satire? Select three options.
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It makes fun of human weaknesses through humorous characters. It exposes human flaws by exaggerating characters' weaknesses. It reveals a gap between belief and reality by making characters unaware of their weaknesses.
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Which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? Select two options.
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The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not, and The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.