I've told my brother a million times not to come in my room without knocking. he never listens! which satirical element does this use? a. understatement b. sarcasm c. hyperbole d. cultural values

Which kind of bias is evident in the sentence below? " along with bears, lynxes and wolves, boars were idiotically hunted to extinction in the middle ages." a subjective vocabulary/ mistreatment of opposing views/ corporate bias/ stereotypes

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Me ! select the correct answer. which sentence is an oxymoron? a. to have peace, we must go to war. b. a glass can be viewed as either half full or half empty. c. the lawyer was deceptively honest with his clients. d. spies do not dress like spies. e. though the lab was messy, there was a method to his madness.