Isn't it Ironic
The use of language to convey meaning other than what is stated or a contradiction in what is expected to happen and what actually happens
irony
What scene is contrasted to the children working in the mill? (The Golf Links Lie So Near the Mill)
The adults (men) playing golf.
To who does Screwtape offer his evil advice?
his nephew, Wormwood.
In what selection do the serene and silver fishes glide?
"At the Aquarium"
You say that you live in "comfortable home" when in reality you own a very expensive mansion.
understatement
A type of irony in which the reader is aware of a plot development of which the characters in the story are unaware.
dramatic irony
Whose poem relies on a dilapidated, old palace as its central image?
Tu Fu
In what generic way does the demon refer to the human of interest in the story?
the "patient"
A man wants to be paid by the government to not raise hogs.
"Letter from a West Texas Constituent"
Why do frogs seem to hop everywhere they go?
It would seem their cars are always being "toad."
(towed)
pun
The type of irony in which the story's events violate normal expectations.
situational irony
In "The Grave Grass Quivers," what do the strange indentations in the skulls foreshadow as to the identity of the murderer and the weapons he used?
Eli Goble, he used throwing axes
What does Screwtape consider to be the "abominable advantage" of the Enemy's?
Jesus' bodily incarnation
An "intelligent" mite makes a brief appearance on a writer's writing paper.
"A Considerable Speck (Microscopic)"
Does admitting one cheated at cards make him an "honest liar"?
oxymoron
Sustained verbal irony that generates two layers of meaning , one literal and one implied, throughout the entire work.
structural irony
What action has caused Scylla to lose her teeth according to the poem "Scylla Toothless"?
Gossiping!
Of God's qualities--omnipotence, omniscience, love, or justice--Screwtape understands which one the least?
love
An observant martian concludes that life on a recently destroyed planet must have been intelligent.
"Earth"
I've heard that answer a million times and I still can't remember it on the quiz!
hyperbole (overstatement or exaggeration)
Irony occurring when a speaker's meaning differs from what he or she expresses in words.
verbal irony
In directing his characters to "go West," who alludes to Julius Caesar, the American Civil War, the disappearance of the Mary Celeste, and a famous state statue in Columbus, Ohio?
James Thurber
Screwtape refers to what aspect of human life as "the law of undulations"?
the peaks and troughs of human life
In this suspenseful thriller, the antagonist must donate a large sum of money to fund a free community hospital.
"The Grave Grass Quivers"
Describes a novel made up entirely of letters.
epistolary