Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue’s force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.
Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: …
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)
From the novel; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Speaker X’s speech can be described as a
- satire
- conceit
- paradox
-
parody
