Speaker X’s speech can be described as a

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)

A. satire
B. conceit
C. paradox
D. parody

Correct Answer:

Option D – parody