Question

Collins' poem is often described as “tongue-in-cheek.” What does this figure of speech mean?

A.
spoken with sincerity


B.
spoken with irony


C.
spoken with reason


D.
spoken with comparisons

Answer 1

I believe that the answer is A

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. spoken with irony.
The idiom 'tongue-in-cheek' refers to something insincere, something sarcastic, ironic, humorous, but not in a direct, explicit way. It refers to humor which is not supposed to be taken seriously, but rather with a pinch of salt, which is something that is true of Collin's poem.