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What is a story in which the hero is held up to ridicule in order to illustrate the folly of humanity is?
Satire
Writers who use to show human folly and flaws are called?
satirists
A story in which the hero is held up to ridicule in order to illustrate the folly of humanity is most likely a?
satire
What was Alaska's nickname when it was purchased?
Some called it Seward's Folly and others called it Johnson's icebox thinking that it was useless and would never be worth anything.
Which American state was originally called Seward's Folly?
Alaska was called Seward's Folly.
What statements is true about satire?
Satire uses contempt and ridicule to make a critical or humorous statement about a human weakness or society in general. Satire uses contempt and ridicule to make a critical or humorous statement about a human weakness or society in general. Satire uses contempt and ridicule to make a critical or humorous statement about a human weakness or society in general. Satire uses contempt and ridicule to make a critical or humorous statement about a human weakness or society in general. Satire uses contempt and ridicule to make a critical or humorous statement about a human weakness or society in general.
What is a sentence with the word folly in it?
The human resources manager decided that holding the company picnic on election day would be folly. Synonyms for folly are foolishness, lunacy, and madness.
What is ridiculing human folly with the purpose of correcting it?
Satire
Fulton's steamboat was called Fulton's Folly?
Correct."Fulton's Folly," the Clermont, was a steamboat.
What is a foolish action called?
folly
What human vices and follies does Sake ridicule in the interlopers?
In "The Interlopers," Saki ridicules human vices such as pride, stubbornness, and the desire for revenge. The characters Ulrich and Georg embody these vices as they persist in their long-standing feud, prioritizing their pride and desire for dominance over their own safety. Saki highlights the folly of holding grudges and the destructive consequences of unchecked animosity.
What is fable a brief story that?
illustrates a moral or comments on human folly.
