One purpose of a figure of speech is to (1 point)

Question

• express the author's point of view.
O present an argument.
O create humor.
• state the time and place.

Answer 1

create humor.

Answer 2

Use the phrase to answer the question.

After hours of waiting for the bowling alley to open,

Which clause best completes the sentence to create a pun?
(1 point)

• we finally got the ball rolling.

• we were starving.

• we went to the movies instead.

• we found out it was closed for good.

Answer 3

• we finally got the ball rolling.

Answer 4

Which term means "the use of a word that suggests two or more of its meanings, or suggests a similar sounding word"? (1 point)
• pun
• adjective
verbal irony
comparison

Answer 5

pun

Answer 6

Which term means "to say something that is opposite from what is true or from what you really mean"? (1 point)
• verbal irony
• advertisement
• pun
element

Answer 7

verbal irony