These questions are based on General Literary Principles.Satirical writing employs

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2010 Subject: Literature In English

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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.Satirical writing employs
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Satirical writing employs irony and epigram to criticize or ridicule human behavior, social conventions, and political institutions. Irony is the use of words that convey a meaning opposite to their literal sense, while epigram is a brief, witty statement that often ends with a surprising twist. Satirical writing uses these techniques to expose the flaws, contradictions, and absurdities of the subject it targets, and to provoke reflection, amusement, or indignation in the reader. Synechdoche and onomatopoeia, on the other hand, are figures of speech that have different functions and are not specifically associated with satire. Synechdoche is a rhetorical device that uses a part of something to represent the whole or vice versa, while onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the sounds they describe.
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