Question

read the excerpt from chapter 10 of animal farm. \four legs good, two legs better! four legs good, two legs better! four legs good, two legs better!\ it went on for five minutes without stopping. and by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse. how does orwell use irony to develop the theme that the abuse of language is part of the abuse of power? orwell uses irony to emphasize the sheeps insistence that they have changed their views on animalism. orwell uses irony to show how the sheep are chanting in a way that disturbs the other animals. orwell uses irony to highlight how the sheep are repeating words that go against their self-interest. orwell uses irony to draw attention to the fact that the sheep are smart enough to communicate verbally.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The sheep's view change isn't the focus of how language abuse ties to power abuse. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Disturbing other animals doesn't relate to language as power abuse. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The original "Four legs good, two legs bad" (animalism) is twisted to "two legs BETTER" by pigs (abusing language for power). The sheep repeat this against their self - interest (since they are animals with four legs), and irony highlights this. This fits the theme.
• Option 4: The sheep's intelligence to communicate isn't related to the theme. Eliminate.

Answer:

Orwell uses irony to highlight how the sheep are repeating words that go against their self - interest.