Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

“What do we want of a moat, when we’re going to snake him out from under the cabin?”
But he never heard me. He had forgot me and everything else. He had his chin in his hand, thinking. Pretty soon, he sighs, and shakes his head; then sighs again, and says:
“No, it wouldn’t do—there ain’t necessity enough for it.”
“For what?” I says.
“Why, to saw Jim’s leg off,” he says.
“Good land!” I says, “Why, there ain’t no necessity for it. And what would you want to saw his leg off, for, anyway?”

Huck’s reaction to Tom’s suggestion that they saw Jim’s leg off is an example of _____.

A. hyperbole
B. irony
C. satire
D. understatement

Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

“What do we want of a moat, when we’re going to snake him out from under the cabin?”
But he never heard me. He had forgot me and everything else. He had his chin in his hand, thinking. Pretty soon, he sighs, and shakes his head; then sighs again, and says:
“No, it wouldn’t do—there ain’t necessity enough for it.”
“For what?” I says.
“Why, to saw Jim’s leg off,” he says.
“Good land!” I says, “Why, there ain’t no necessity for it. And what would you want to saw his leg off, for, anyway?”

Huck’s reaction to Tom’s suggestion that they saw Jim’s leg off is an example of _____.

A. hyperbole
B. irony
C. satire
D. understatement

mj23 · Answer

D.)