Answer:
A MAN IS CARRYING A WARDROBE OF CLOTHES ON HIS HEAD.
For me, the answer is letter D.
Only choice D has the technical words associated to geography. The rest of the choices contain common words that any mundane could use. But choice D talks about geology itself in the ocean which is highly influenced by drilling and mining. Knowledgeable readers would understand this because drilling and mining require workers to tap into the geological rocks deep beneath the ground which may cause a significant alteration in the oceanic geology.
in Joy Harjo's "New Orleans", the line "beaten silver paths" refers to the streets of such city. She remembers of certain Spanish conqueror, De Soto,who came to this lands searching for, and constantly states that he wouldn't find it here. Maybe is a mock to that fact.
The "silver blades and crosses" refers to the sword and crucifix of the conqueror, who drawn in the Mississippi river which dreamt of those items. Maybe this means that the streets of New Orleans were made of the things and dreams of the many conquerors who came to that land in search for gold and failed.
The correct answers are A. A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity, B. A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy, and D. An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be
Explanation:
The purpose of satire is to criticize negative aspects of individuals, society or government, for this, satire does not use literal language but relies on irony, humor or exaggeration that show indirectly the absurdity of some behaviors and actions. This also implies texts that use literal language and do not focus on criticizing society are not satirical.
According to this, from the options provided the texts that are example of satire are "A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity" because this uses exaggeration to show a negative aspect of people and create a critique; "A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy" because this exposes the flaws of government through humor; and "An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be" because as other examples this focuses on showing flaws or vices by using humor.
