Match each rhetorical device with its definition.

Question

Match Term Definition
Antithesis A) The use of a word to modify two or more words usually in a way that applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one
Irony B) The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
Rhetorical question C) The rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences
Zeugma D) A state

Answer 1

A) Antithesis: C) The rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences
B) Irony: B) The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
C) Rhetorical question: D) A statement posed as a question for rhetorical effect
D) Zeugma: A) The use of a word to modify two or more words usually in a way that applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one