What is the best example of irony in the Game by Donald Barthelme
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definitely singing lullabies to each other is the irony
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How does crusoe differ from the English and spanish masters he left behind to develop the island
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Crusoe masters his servants by earning respect, whereas other masters earned it through violence. -apex
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What common trait do Crusoe and the British captain share
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Both are used to having authoritative positions in life.
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Which of the following story events from Robinson Crusoe would be considered situational irony
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Crusoe purchases a sugar cane plantation and lives the life he
told his father that he didn't want to live.
Crusoe wants freedom, so he leaves his parents' house, but then
he's forced to be a slave to a ship captain.
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Which event from the story best represents the character-versus-character conflict
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Crusoe loses his newly built roof to an earthquake.
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What story event best shows Crusoe as an unlikeable character
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Crusoe travels to Guinea with plans to purchase people as slaves. (apex)
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Which sentence from defoes Robinson crusoe best illustrates the concepts found in the great chain of being
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[M]y boy Xury, which I was loth to take; not that I was not willing to let the captain have him, but I was very loth to sell the poor boy's liberty, who had assisted me so faithfully in procuring my own (28).
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Which of the following words has the most dominant connotation
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Premier
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According to Crusoe what characteristic do the mutineers have that makes them unsuitable masters
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Lawlessness- apex
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For which reason would writers most likely choose to write satire
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they want to criticize socially accepted values (Apex)
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Based on the events in Robinson Crusoe what statement most likely reflects Defoe's beliefs about governors and subjects
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the best masters are the ones who act as fathers toward their subjects
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How Based on the wording in this excerpt is Crusoe most likely describing The poor man with tears running down his face and trembling looking like one astonished returned
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The Spaniard
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Which word most clearly has a positive connotation
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Gaze
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Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered situational irony
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Renee was elated when they handed her the first-place spelling bee plaque, but she frowned when she discovered they'd misspelled a word on the plaque.
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What is the best example of irony in the Game by Donald Barthelme
definitely singing lullabies to each other is the irony
How does crusoe differ from the English and spanish masters he left behind to develop the island
Crusoe masters his servants by earning respect, whereas other masters earned it through violence. -apex
What common trait do Crusoe and the British captain share
Both are used to having authoritative positions in life.
Which of the following story events from Robinson Crusoe would be considered situational irony
Crusoe purchases a sugar cane plantation and lives the life he
told his father that he didn't want to live.
Crusoe wants freedom, so he leaves his parents' house, but then
he's forced to be a slave to a ship captain.
Which event from the story best represents the character-versus-character conflict
Crusoe loses his newly built roof to an earthquake.
What story event best shows Crusoe as an unlikeable character
Crusoe travels to Guinea with plans to purchase people as slaves. (apex)
Which sentence from defoes Robinson crusoe best illustrates the concepts found in the great chain of being
[M]y boy Xury, which I was loth to take; not that I was not willing to let the captain have him, but I was very loth to sell the poor boy's liberty, who had assisted me so faithfully in procuring my own (28).
Which of the following words has the most dominant connotation
Premier
According to Crusoe what characteristic do the mutineers have that makes them unsuitable masters
Lawlessness- apex
For which reason would writers most likely choose to write satire
they want to criticize socially accepted values (Apex)
Based on the events in Robinson Crusoe what statement most likely reflects Defoe's beliefs about governors and subjects
the best masters are the ones who act as fathers toward their subjects
How Based on the wording in this excerpt is Crusoe most likely describing The poor man with tears running down his face and trembling looking like one astonished returned
The Spaniard
Which word most clearly has a positive connotation
Gaze
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered situational irony
Renee was elated when they handed her the first-place spelling bee plaque, but she frowned when she discovered they'd misspelled a word on the plaque.