Question

Satire accomplishes all of the following except __________.

comparing two unlike things
discrediting or exposing human flaws
using wit and humor
using irony and/or sarcasm

Answer 1

Answer: the first one on eng2020

comparing two unlike things

Answer 2

Satire do not compare two unlike things.

Step-by-step explanation:

Satire is a rhetorical device used by the writer to ridicule, expose, and criticize the follies, foolishness, and corruption of the society or an individual by using the technique of irony and humor in an exaggerated manner. It is done so, that the such follies could be improved.

The function of satire is:

1. to expose the vices of the society that are threat to the civilization.
2. the intention of satire is not to make others laugh but to warn of these vices.
3. it is done so that the society take measures to improve the corruption and the condition of the society
4. or to learn from the vices of an individual and improve if we have them.

The only function that the satire does not play from the given options is that it do not make any comparison between two unlike things.