Question

Match description to the term. 1. giving the appearance of saying one thing while meaning something else Scriblerus Club 2. a group of writers satirizing society irony 3. two rhyming lines of verse with five iambic feet heroic couplet 4. giants with a wise king Brobdingnagians 5. beings controlled by cold reason Houyhnhnms

Answer 1

The correct answers are the following:

1. Irony: Giving the appearance of saying one thing while meaning something else. It is a literary device which consists in contrast or incongruity.
2. Scriblerus Club: A group of writers satirizing society. It was a British literary club founded in the 18th century.
3. Heroic Couplet: Two rhyming lines of verse with five iambic feet. Its origin in English poetry is unknown.
4. Brobdingnagians: Giants with a wise king. Gulliver meets them in his second voyage.
5. Houyhnhnms: Beings controlled by cold reason. They are a highly intelligent society.

Answer 2

1. Giving the appearance of saying one thing while meaning something else is called irony.
2. A group of writers satirizing society is termed as Scriblerus Club.
3. The two rhyming lines of verse with five iambic feet is called the heroic couplet.
4. The giants with a wise king are called Brobdingnagians.
5. The human beings controlled by cold is reason refers to Houyhnhnms.