Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm.

He had only one criticism, he said, to make of Mr. Pilkington's excellent and neighbourly speech. Mr. Pilkington had referred throughout to "Animal Farm." He could not of course know—for he, Napoleon, was only now for the first time announcing it—that the name "Animal Farm" had been abolished. Henceforward the farm was to be known as "The Manor Farm"—which, he believed, was its correct and original name.

"Gentlemen," concluded Napoleon, "I will give you the same toast as before, but in a different form. Fill your glasses to the brim. Gentlemen, here is my toast: To the prosperity of The Manor Farm!"

There was the same hearty cheering as before, and the mugs were emptied to the dregs. But as the animals outside gazed at the scene, it seemed to them that some strange thing was happening. What was it that had altered in the faces of the pigs?

How does Orwell use satirical techniques to develop the theme that the abuse of language is part of the abuse of power? Select the two options.

Orwell uses satirical ridicule when describing the pigs sharing a drink with the humans.
Orwell uses situational irony when Napoleon criticizes Mr. Pilkington.
Orwell uses satirical reversal when Napoleon and the pigs act against their stated principles.
Orwell uses dramatic irony when Napoleon demonstrates government corruption.
Orwell uses verbal irony when Animal Farm takes on its original name, The Manor Farm.

Answer 1

- Orwell uses satirical reversal when Napoleon and the pigs act against their stated principles.
- Orwell uses verbal irony when Animal Farm takes on its original name, The Manor Farm.

Explanation (brief): The pigs’ complete turn into the humans they overthrew (reversal) satirically exposes the betrayal of revolutionary ideals, and the renaming of the farm is a deliberate perversion of language — a verbal irony that shows how controlling words (rewriting names/history) helps legitimize the pigs’ abuse of power.