Question

Which figure of speech is used in this text?
He had hoped to find his missing watch, but he couldn't find the time.

pun
allusion

Answer 1

The figure of speech used in the text is a **pun**. A pun is a play on words that exploits the different meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for a humorous or rhetorical effect. In this case, "find the time" has a double meaning, referring both to finding physical time (as in locating a watch) and to the expression "finding the time," which implies managing one's schedule.