Question
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Noah remarked that the new book on anti-gravity was impossible to put down.
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simile
hyperbole
hyperbole
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Noah remarked that the new book on anti-gravity was impossible to put down.
(1 point)
Responses
simile
simile
hyperbole
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
pun
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The figure of speech used in the text is a **pun**. The phrase "impossible to put down" plays on the literal concept of anti-gravity, which suggests that the book literally cannot be put down, while also implying that it is very engaging and enjoyable to read.