Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm."Four legs good, two legs BETTER! Four legs good, two legs BETTER! Four legs good, two legs BETTER!"It went on for five minutes without stopping. And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse.
The events in Animal Farm mirror the real-life events of the Russian Revolution and the birth of the Soviet Union. This aspect of the novel is an example of which literary technique?
Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm.Years passed. The seasons came and went, the short animal lives fled by. A time came when there was no one who remembered the old days before the Rebellion, except Clover, Benjamin, Moses the raven, and a number of the pigs.Muriel was dead; Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher were dead. Jones too was dead—he had died in an inebriates' home in another part of the country. Snowball was forgotten. Boxer was forgotten, except by the few who had known him. Clover was an old stout mare now, stiff in the joints and with a tendency to rheumy eyes. She was two years past the retiring age, but in fact no animal had ever actually retired. The talk of setting aside a corner of the pasture for superannuated animals had long since been dropped. Napoleon was now a mature boar of twenty-four stone. Squealer was so fat that he could with difficulty see out of his eyes. Only old Benjamin was much the same as ever, except for being a little greyer about the muzzle, and, since Boxer's death, more morose and taciturn than ever.There were many more creatures on the farm now, though the increase was not so great as had been expected in earlier years. Many animals had been born to whom the Rebellion was only a dim tradition, passed on by word of mouth, and others had been bought who had never heard mention of such a thing before their arrival.
Which scenarios are examples of verbal irony? Select two options.Your best friend is concerned that you are not feeling well. “You sound like you’ve nearly lost your voice,” she says.After finally finishing your paper for history, you drop it in a puddle of water. “Oh great! That is just what I need!” you exclaim.You are at the zoo when it starts to rain, and the elephants emerge from their stall. “The elephants seem to love the rain,” you say.Your mom comes into your room and sees clothes strewn on the floor. “I think you’re going to win an award for cleanliness,” she says.You explain to your little brother why you know that Romeo and Juliet will not turn out well. “It says at the beginning that they are star-crossed lovers.”
Which details in this passage are the best examples of satire? Select three options.
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