Question

From the following words pick the odd word out.

• A. lampoon
• B. satire
• C. ridicule
• D. parable

Hint:

Three words are about mocking or criticizing, one is about a moral story.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Sort the four words by what job they do in language: three are tools used to attack or make fun of someone, one is a tool used to teach a lesson.

1. Lampoon: used when a writer wants to attack a person or idea through sharp, often funny criticism.
2. Satire: used when a writer wants to expose foolishness or wrongdoing through irony and humor.
3. Ridicule: used when someone wants to belittle another person through mocking words or behavior.
4. Parable: used when someone wants to explain a moral or spiritual truth through a short story, there is no mockery involved at all.

Because three words share the purpose of mocking or attacking, and parable shares the purpose of teaching through a story, parable stands apart, so option D is the answer.