Animal Farm, Part 7: Rhetoric Answers

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What satirical technique does Orwell use in this passage?

ridicule

parody

reversal

What human weakness does Orwell use this technique to mock?

conceit

shyness

ignorance

Which statement best explains Orwell’s use of irony in this passage?

The unexpected action of Napoleon changing his opinion on alcohol is situational irony.

Dramatic irony occurs because the reader knows that Napoleon won't die—he drank too much alcohol.

Squealer uses verbal irony because he does not mean that Napoleon is really dying.

The fact that Napoleon seems to be dying is situational irony because he is a strong leader.

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