Question

Select the correct answer from the list.(1 point)
Sarcasm is a form of
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Answer 1

What role can paradox play in a literary text? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

A paradox can keep readers engaged in the plot of the literary text.
A paradox can keep readers engaged in the plot of the literary text.

Paradoxes may create a sense of stability and certainty in a literary text.
Paradoxes may create a sense of stability and certainty in a literary text.

Paradoxes leave readers feeling like the story is unresolved.
Paradoxes leave readers feeling like the story is unresolved.

A paradox may represent a problem that readers expect to be resolved.
A paradox may represent a problem that readers expect to be resolved.

A paradox can explain a character’s motivations.

Answer 2

Sarcasm is a form of **verbal irony**.

Answer 3

The two correct answers are:

1. **A paradox can keep readers engaged in the plot of the literary text.**
2. **A paradox can explain a character’s motivations.**