Which excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest. is an understatement?
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D. "You know that I love you, and you led me to believe, Miss Fairfax, that you were not absolutely indifferent to me."
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Which line from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest is a paradox?
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A. "It is awfully hard work doing nothing."
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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Jack. My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist. It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn't a dentist. It produces a false impression.
The main effect of the pun in the excerpt is that it
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B. creates a funny moment.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Algernon. [Raising his hat.] You are my little cousin Cecily, I'm sure.
Cecily. You are under some strange mistake. I am not little. In fact, I believe I am more than usually tall for my age.
The pun used in the excerpt causes the reader to
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D. think that Cecily is a quick-witted person.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Cecily. [Rather shy and confidingly.] Dearest Gwendolen, there is no reason why I should make a secret of it to you. Our little county newspaper is sure to chronicle the fact next week. Mr. Ernest Worthing and I are engaged to be married.
Gwendolen. [Quite politely, rising.] My darling Cecily, I think there must be some slight error. Mr. Ernest Worthing is engaged to me. The announcement will appear in the Morning Post on Saturday at the latest.
Part of this excerpt would be considered an understatement because
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C. when Gwendolen says, "I think there must be some slight error," she is actually referring to the large error of Cecily saying she is engaged to Ernest.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Gwendolen. [Quite politely, rising.] My darling Cecily, I think there must be some slight error. Mr. Ernest Worthing is engaged to me. The announcement will appear in the Morning Post on Saturday at the latest.
How does the use of the understatement in the excerpt affect this part of the scene?
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C. It heightens how ridiculous it is that two women think they are engaged to the same man.
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Which line from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest is an epigram?
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C. "More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read."
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A type of wordplay that relies on two words that sound the same or a single word that has two distinct meanings is called a(n)
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A. pun.
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What literary device is being used when a writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is?
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C. understatement
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What literary device is being used when a writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is?
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A. It makes the scene more humorous.
wrong B. It makes the scene more serious.
wrong C. It makes the scene confusing.
D. It makes the scene boring.
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