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Part 2: Literary Devices in The Importance of Being Earnest Answers

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The pun in this passage relies on which two definitions of the word lose?

A
“to waste”
B
“to be defeated in a contest or game”
C
“to misplace”
D
“to suffer the death of someone dear”
E
“to fail to maintain control”
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Which statement best explains the paradox in this line?

A
No one would agree that doing nothing is hard work, so the statement is clearly meant as a joke.
B
Algernon thinks that doing nothing is hard work, but he does not actually know what hard work is like.
C
Doing nothing seems like it should be quite easy, but sometimes it really can be difficult to do nothing.
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Which description of the picture is an example of understatement?

A
Yasmin is the strongest reader in the class.
B
Yasmin borrowed eleven books from the library.
C
Yasmin doesn’t completely hate reading.

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