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Read the following passage from "Wanted: A Town Without a Crazy."
"OK," I continued, "but when are you going to put an end to this lunacy?"
He grinned: "Are you nuts? There are lots of professional lunatics in this country. One of them would snatch my spot, so I can't leave town. What's more, I'm sort of used to this insanity."
As he leaped up and skipped away, he said, "Don't tell anyone. Even if you did, they wouldn't believe you!"
Which of the following stylistic elements is employed by the author to create a comedic effect in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
exaggeration
exaggeration
irony
irony
parody
parody
sarcasm
sarcasm
"OK," I continued, "but when are you going to put an end to this lunacy?"
He grinned: "Are you nuts? There are lots of professional lunatics in this country. One of them would snatch my spot, so I can't leave town. What's more, I'm sort of used to this insanity."
As he leaped up and skipped away, he said, "Don't tell anyone. Even if you did, they wouldn't believe you!"
Which of the following stylistic elements is employed by the author to create a comedic effect in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
exaggeration
exaggeration
irony
irony
parody
parody
sarcasm
sarcasm
Answers
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GPT 3.5
The stylistic element employed by the author to create a comedic effect in this passage is sarcasm.
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