Question

PLEASE!! ONE ENGLISH QUESTION

What literary device is this an example of?

The following occurs in Act 1 where Lady Bracknell is essentially making fun of England's educational system:
LADY BRACKNELL: I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance…The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever.



Stage directions


Irony


Hyperbole


Satire

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) Satire.

Answer 2

Stage directions because. this is a play. for a clue. it says

Act I

those are some clues. also, here are some parts of a play. Act I, Intermission, Act II