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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Part 2: Literary Devices in The Importance of Being Earnest

Question 1 • IC English 12 - Deering

Which line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest is an epigram?

Answer
A
“I am not sure, however, that the news inspires me with feelings of unmixed delight.”
B
“It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time.”
C
“You must remember his constant anxiety about that unfortunate young man his brother.”
D
“Were I fortunate enough to be Miss Prism’s pupil, I would hang upon her lips.”
Which line from Act II of The Importance of…