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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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Which lines from The Importance of Being Earnest are epigrams? Check all that apply.“. . . in married life three is company and two is none.”“Well, if you want to know, Cecily happens to be my aunt.”“It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn’t Ernest.” "My dear fellow, there is nothing improbable about my explanation at all.”“More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.”

A
“. . . in married life three is company and two is none.”
B
“Well, if you want to know, Cecily happens to be my aunt.”
C
“It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn’t Ernest.”
D
"My dear fellow, there is nothing improbable about my explanation at all.”
E
“More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.”

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