![]() And finally there was a tremendous baying of dogs and a shrill crowing from the black cockerel, and out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him. Some did it better than others, one or two were even a trifle unsteady and looked as though they would have liked the support of a stick, but every one of them made his way right round the yard successfully. And a moment later, out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard. She neighed again, and all the animals broke into a gallop and rushed into the yard. Startled, the animals stopped in their tracks. It was just after the sheep had returned, on a pleasant evening when the animals had finished work and were making their way back to the farm buildings, that the terrified neighing of a horse sounded from the yard. How does Orwell use satire to achieve his purpose in this passage? Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm. ![]() D) It shows how the original principles and rituals of Animal Farm have been completely suppressed. C) It shows how angry the animals have become with the way the farm is organized. B) It shows how the animals have decided together that their rebellion was misguided. A) It shows how the original principles of Animal Farm have adapted naturally with the times. It would be a plain green flag from now onwards. If so, they would perhaps have noted that the white hoof and horn with which it had previously been marked had now been removed. ![]() His visitors might have observed, too, the green flag which flew from the masthead. This, too, would be suppressed, and the skull had already been buried. There had also been a very strange custom, whose origin was unknown, of marching every Sunday morning past a boar's skull which was nailed to a post in the garden. Hitherto the animals on the farm had had a rather foolish custom of addressing one another as "Comrade." This was to be suppressed. He did not believe, he said, that any of the old suspicions still lingered, but certain changes had been made recently in the routine of the farm which should have the effect of promoting confidence still further. Which statement best describes how the passage illustrates a satirical reversal? Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm. ![]()
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