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Summary Of Turkeys In The Kitchen By Dave Barry
“Turkeys in the Kitchen,” written by Dave Barry, is about the stereotypical man’s ineptitude in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. Like Barry’s other essay, “Road Warrior”, “Turkeys in the Kitchen” has a light, humorous tone. Also like in “Road Warrior”, Barry utilizes hyperbole and irony to create humor. For example, “...find out whether the tackled person was dead or just permanently disabled.” is hyperbolic because it would be very difficult to kill or permanently disable anyone with just a tackle.
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