Question

Which sentences in this excerpt from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens reflect the author's satirical tone?

Answer 1

"Are you aweer, Mrs. Mann, that you are, as I may say, a parochial delegate, and a stipendiary? "

"only think of that! That I should have forgotten that the gate was bolted on the inside, on account of them dear children!"

Step-by-step explanation:

SATIRE is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, wit, and other methods to criticize human flaw, folly.

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

"Are you aweer, Mrs. Mann, that you are, as I may say, a porochial delegate, and a stipendiary? "
"only think of that! That I should have forgotten that the gate was bolted on the inside, on account of them dear children!"
SATIRE is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, wit, and other methods to criticize human flaw, folly, or stupidity.