Read this sentence from Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own.
"They had no money evidently; according to Professor Trevelyan they were married whether they liked it or not before they were out of the nurssery, at fifteen or sixteen very likely."
Her reference to Professor Trevelyan is an example of which of the following?
A. sarcastic wit****
B. free verse
C. an antonym
D. an allusion
I really think it is A - thoughts?
its D
Because it is used as a title. Like Grandma Maggie. Or Mama June
Read these lines from Siegfried Sasson's Dremer's. "And mocked by hopeless longing to regain/Bank holidays, and picture shows, and spas,/And going to the office in the train. Which of these can be found in this excerpt? 1)parallelism 2)repetition 3)an epiphany 4) an allusion
The correct answer is (1) parallelism.
which sentence from George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant is the best example of Orwell's intentional use of irony?
The following sentence from George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" is the best example of Orwell's intentional use of irony: "As for the job I was doing, I hated it more bitterly than I can perhaps make clear." In this sentence, Orwell is expressing his hatred for the job of being a police officer in Burma, which ironically is the very job that he is doing at that moment.
Based on the passage you provided, Virginia Woolf's reference to Professor Trevelyan is an example of an allusion. An allusion is a literary device that refers to a person, event, or work of art outside the text. In this case, Woolf mentions Professor Trevelyan to support her statement about the early marriages of women during that time period.
To arrive at this answer, I interpreted the information provided in the passage. The mention of Professor Trevelyan suggests that he holds authority or expertise on the subject matter being discussed - the early marriages of women. By referencing him, Woolf is using his credibility to strengthen her argument or provide evidence for her claims.
Sarcastic wit, on the other hand, refers to a form of humor or irony that is used to mock or make fun of something. While Woolf's use of Professor Trevelyan could potentially be seen as critical or satirical, it doesn't necessarily fit the definition of "sarcastic wit."