Which of the following is a technique of satire used by Wilde in The Importance of Being Earnest?

A. giving information about his characters in a direct, straightforward way
B. ridiculously exaggerating the importance people such as Gwendolen place
on a name
C. praising the wisdom of people such as Lady Bracknell and the Duchess of Bolton
D. letting readers draw their own conclusions about the characters

A?

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Read lots, and then re-think.

Oh ok I got the answer B. am I correct?

Right.

IT'S NOT B.! Believe me! I did this test and B. was wrong!

The answer is not B. I have no idea what it is but it's not B

The correct answer is B. ridiculously exaggerating the importance people such as Gwendolen place on a name.

To arrive at this answer, one should first understand what satire is. Satire is a literary technique used to criticize or mock individuals, institutions, or society as a whole. It often employs humor, irony, or exaggeration.

Next, one needs to be familiar with the play "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. In this play, Wilde uses satire to mock the social conventions and expectations of the upper class.

Option A, giving information about his characters in a direct, straightforward way, is not specifically a technique of satire. While Wilde does provide direct information about his characters, this is a general narrative technique rather than a satire-specific technique.

Option C, praising the wisdom of people such as Lady Bracknell and the Duchess of Bolton, is not a technique of satire either. Satire involves the criticism or mockery of certain individuals or societal flaws, so praising characters would be contradictory to its purpose.

Option D, letting readers draw their own conclusions about the characters, is not a specific technique of satire either. It is more related to the storytelling approach rather than satire.

Option B, ridiculously exaggerating the importance people such as Gwendolen place on a name, aligns with the concept of satire. In "The Importance of Being Earnest," characters like Gwendolen obsess over societal conventions, such as the importance of having a respectable name or lineage. By exaggerating this obsession to the point of ridicule, Wilde uses satire to mock the superficiality and shallowness of the upper class.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. ridiculously exaggerating the importance people such as Gwendolen place on a name.