1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
mihalych1998 [28]
3 years ago
9

Which phrase in this excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" is an example of sarcasm?

English
2 answers:
Ksju [112]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:  the blessings of another world war

Explanation:  I just took the test on Plato and this was the answer

Reika [66]3 years ago
5 0

Which phrase in this excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" is an example of sarcasm?

To ask how much longer the professor will live is to ask how much longer we must wait for the blessings of another world war. He is of short-lived stock: his mother lived to be fifty-three, his father to be forty-nine; and the life-spans of his grandparents on both sides were of the same order. He might be expected live, then, for perhaps fifteen years more, if he can remain hidden from his enemies. When one considers the number and vigor of these enemies, however, fifteen years seems an extraordinary length of time, which might better be revised to fifteen days, hours, or minutes. The professor knows that he cannot live much longer. I say this because of the message left in my mailbox on Christmas Eve. Unsigned, typewritten on a soiled scrap of paper, the note consisted of ten sentences. The first nine of these, each a bewildering tangle of psychological jargon and references to obscure texts, made no sense to me at first reading. The tenth, unlike the rest, was simply constructed and contained no large words.

Answer:

To ask how much longer the professor will live is to ask how much longer we must wait for the blessings of another world war.

Explanation:

Sarcasm is simply defined as using irony to mock or ridicule something or someone.

From this excerpt of Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect". the phrase that is used which is an example of sarcasm is <u>To ask how much longer the professor will live is to ask how much longer we must wait for the blessings of another world war. </u>

War is not a blessing, so the narrator used that word to show irony to probably convey contempt. Also, he also means that no one knows how long the professor will live because it is as uncertain as knowing when a world war will start.

"blessings" being the key word, because a world war would not bring blessings, but devastation.

You might be interested in
Please answer this correctly
Step2247 [10]

Answer:

architecture in ancient egypt

the ancient egyptian pyramids

the pyramids of egypts old kindom period

the great pyramid of khufu

Explanation:

the broader ones have less detail then the narrower ones.

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Water noises ran by close to his ear and beams creaked and whined around him.
Triss [41]
What is the question ??
3 0
3 years ago
What form is the underlined verb in the sentence?
Eduardwww [97]
The answer is D- Present.

8 0
3 years ago
Which belongs in the summary because it is another important event
BaLLatris [955]

Answer: the miller has the donkey ride in a truck

the rest of the way to the flea market.

Explanation:

3 0
3 years ago
My next question is: The following sentence from Orpheus and Eurydice is an example of hyperbole: "Although he still played his
stich3 [128]
B, it shows the powerful nature.
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Which of these BEST describes a theme of this poem? A) loss of innocence B) nature's fury and power Eliminate C) pride in battle
    5·2 answers
  • what is the main idea of the girl who drank the moon and what do you think was the most important part ?
    9·1 answer
  • Which words in the sentence make up the adjective phrase?
    5·1 answer
  • What a antonym for tired ????.....!
    7·2 answers
  • I need a friend. If you want to be my friend please write a short description of yourself and talk to me please.
    14·2 answers
  • 4.
    9·2 answers
  • In this lesson, you've learned that population growth as well as technological advances impact the environment. Select the theme
    10·1 answer
  • What corrections should be made to this sentence:
    6·1 answer
  • Alone in the universe by Jesse Kohn theme
    12·1 answer
  • Hurry please!!! Read the speech excerpt.
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!