Question

Which figure of speech is used in this text? more than one

Noah remarked that the new book on anti-gravity was impossible to put down.

(1 point)
Responses

metaphor
metaphor

simile
simile

pun
pun

hyperbole

Answer 1

In the text, "Noah remarked that the new book on anti-gravity was impossible to put down," the figure of speech used is a **pun**. This is because the phrase "impossible to put down" has a double meaning: it suggests that the book is so engaging that one does not want to stop reading it (a figurative interpretation) while also referencing the topic of anti-gravity (a literal interpretation).

Additionally, it could be argued that there is an element of **hyperbole** involved, as saying a book is "impossible to put down" is an exaggeration for effect.

So the two figures of speech present are **pun** and possibly **hyperbole**.