2)Magda G_____, age fourteen, a pretty girl and exquisite young lady who lived not far from them on B____ Street
3)Initials, blanks, or both were often substituted for proper names in nineteenth century fiction to enhance the illusion of reality.
4)Interestingly, as with other aspects of realism, it is an illusion that is being enhanced, by purely artificial means.
The sentences in this excerpt from John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" that show the postmodern element of self-reflexivity are:
3)Initials, blanks, or both were often substituted for proper names in nineteenth century fiction to enhance the illusion of reality.
4)Interestingly, as with other aspects of realism, it is an illusion that is being enhanced, by purely artificial means.
Self-reflexivity is a literary device that consists in making the author's manner of composition the main focus of attention. While the writer tells a story, he/she also tells the readers about the choices made and the organization and structure of the text. This literary device allows the readers to be inside the writer's mind; however, sometimes the writer does not always tell the truth. In that way, it is necessary for the reader to be able to distinguish what is real from what is not. In this two sentences from "Lost in the Funhouse", John Barth refers to literary strategies and choices.
exaggeration
rhyme
understatement
The correct answer is rhyme.
Whereas satire does include irony, exaggeration, and often, understatement, what it doesn't include is rhyme. Rhymes are usually used in poetry - and even though many poems can be satirical, here we are talking as satire in the prosaic form, not poetic.
In the form of a text, satire is usually used to mock someone and their characteristics through the use of irony, exaggeration, and sarcasm, but not rhyme.