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Match each literary device to its definition. No BS answers please these are all that there is.

  1. Pun
  2. Irony
  3. Paradox
  4. Satire

AThe use of humor and exaggeration to mock or criticize people's impractical thoughts and practices.
BThe use of words in a way that conveys the opposite of what they mean.
CThe use of a word with more than one possible meaning with the intention of creating humor.
DIdeas or concepts that seem absurd or contradictory but are nevertheless true.

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The answers and explanations are as follows:

1. Pun -----  C.The use of a word with more than one possible meaning with the intention of creating humor.

A pun is a literary device that is also used humorously in everyday spoken language. A pun is a type of "joke" since it is intended to amuse readers or listeners. An example of a pun is, "A horse is a very stable animal". This sentence contains a pun because the word "stable" has two meanings- i) steady and even, and ii) a stall in a building where horses are kept. 

2. Irony----- B. The use of words in a way that conveys the opposite of what they mean.

Irony or ironic statements are used as literary
devices as well in everyday speech to express a thought in a dry and sarcastic
manner. An example of irony is the sentence: "His soul is as pure as the
Devil's". This sentence contains irony since clearly, the Devil's soul is
considered sinister and the opposite of pure. 

3. Paradox---- D. Ideas or concepts that seem absurd or contradictory but are nevertheless true.

Paradoxes are literary devices that make a point using sarcasm and dry humor. An example of a paradoxical statement is a famous quote by George Bernard Shaw: “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” This sentence contains a paradox because the thoughts and ideas expressed in it are contradictory, but still true as considered by George Bernard Shaw. 

4. Satire---- A. The use of humor and exaggeration to mock or criticize people's impractical thoughts and practices.

Satires are not only literary devices, but also genres of plays and movies.  A satire is commonly used to mock and ridicule certain people's impractical thoughts and practices. The subject of satires are usually people such as politicians or other prominent public figures that are commonly subject to criticism by the masses. A example of a satire would be mocking and ridiculing a disliked President by using exaggeration and humor to belittle him or her.

Literary devices are used in literature writing by the writers to make the text and the content more understandable and depict a  deep idea, theme or meaning to the content. It makes the story or the poem look more attractive and intensifies the mood.

The correct literary devices matched with their definitions are 1. C, 2. B, 3. D and 4. A.

What are various literary devices?

  • A pun is used for creating humour and are used for illustrating more than one meaning of the word or the phrase in the sentences. It can also be called a joke to make the writing and the content amusing to the readers. It exaggerates the literal meaning of the word and gives a funny impression to the readers.

  • The irony is used to express and depict the just opposite meaning of the word or the phrase for which it is used. It is used for sarcasm and dryness.

  • Paradoxes are used for illustrating the ideas that are contradictory and absurd but also are not truly correct. They use dryness and sarcasm to display the paradox in the statements.

  • Satire is used for making someone or an object look ridiculous and are used for mocking the practices and the thoughts of people. They are used majorly in the political references and used for humiliating the agendas and malpractices of anyone.

Therefore. the correct matches are 1. C, 2. B, 3. D and 4. A.

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