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Questions
1. Which word best describes the type of literary device the cartoonist is using?
a) parody
b) pun
c) personification
d) oxymoron
2. Why did you choose the answer you did?
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Cartoon by Henry Payne
Answers
1. c) personification
2. Personification is a figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to an abstract quality, animal, or inanimate object. (from Encyclopedia Britannica)
The cartoonist did not use:
a) parody, which is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
b) pun, which is a “play on words” – a type of humor using a word or phrase that has two meanings
d) oxymoron, which is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as the phrase “jumbo shrimp” “virtual reality”)
