From passages solved

Question 1

Sardonic
I did not attend funeral but send a letter approving of it.
mark twain.

Answer 1

clever, witty, dry mocking statement

lines delivered with straight face, as if not meant to be funny. can be little offensive

Question 2

sarcasm

how are early you have come?

Answer 2

Someone who is sarcastic says or does the opposite of what they really mean in order to mock or insult someone. irony is employed when use of sarcasm happens.

Question 3

Satire
Vir Das
Taunt is not a literary device

Answer 3

1. the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule
2. to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, 3.particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Question 4

Pessimistic

Kashaf

Answer 4

1.A pessimistic tone reflects a negative view of a situation or the belief that a situation will not get better. 2.Pessimism is not realism, but an author may use this tone when they feel negative while writing or when they want to reflect a point of view that sees things negatively.

Question 5

Tongue in cheek

kya diste ahe aai !!

Answer 5

1. When a statement is “tongue in cheek” it is ironic, slyly humorous; it is not meant to be taken seriously.
2. its sarcasm is subtle. Though not meant to be taken seriously, it is not overt joking or kidding around, it is “gently poking fun”

Question 6

objective

Answer 6

1. which includes facts and reasonable explanations. The objective tone is matter-of-fact and neutral. The details are mostly facts.
2. Objective tone is impartial. It does not show any feelings for or against a topic; therefore, it is unbiased or neutral.
3. Often objective tone uses higher level words and avoids pronouns such as I and you, creating a formal tone.

Question 7

Analytical

Answer 7

1. presence of reasons or logic/ justifications to support something. details are given.
2. the author tries to analyze an issue, presenting the pros and cons, or compares two or more things and tells you why he feels something is better etc.

Question 8

Critical

Answer 8

2. When author questions, weighs pro cons to justify critizing of something. Author is fault finding

Question 9

Introspective

Answer 9

examine one’s own internal state of feelings or thoughts.

Question 10

Pedestrian

Answer 10

not interesting or complex talking about common place things and ideas.

Question 11

Polemical

Answer 11

Strong opinion or negative arguments, critical.

Question 12

Exploratory

Answer 12

Exploring, investigating finding out a problem and postulating solutions. Why and when , how you explored the problem, its source.

Question 13

facilitating

Answer 13

strengthening a argument