Part 2: Literary Devices in The Importance of Being Earnest
Question 9 • DBN LA 8-CR
Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.Algernon. [Raising his hat.] You are my little cousin Cecily, I’m sure.Cecily. You are under some strange mistake. I am not little. In fact, I believe I am more than usually tall for my age.
Answer
A
realize that Cecily does not like Algernon.
B
think that Algernon is a funny person.
C
realize that Algernon is confused.
D
think that Cecily is a quick-witted person.
Explanation
Cecily quickly turns Algernon’s mistaken description of her as “little” into a joke about her height, saying she is “more than usually tall for my age.” Her clever response suggests she is quick-witted, not that she dislikes Algernon or simply thinks he is funny.
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