One purpose of a figure of speech is to...

Question

A. state the time and place.

B. present an argument.

C. create humor.

D. express the author’s point of view.

Answer 1

C. 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?

A. we found out it was closed for good.

B. we finally got the ball rolling.

C. we were starving.

D. we went to the movies instead.

Answer 3

B. 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”?

A. adjective

B. comparison

C. pun

D. verbal irony

Answer 5

C. pun

Answer 6

Which term means “to say something that is opposite from what is true or from what you really mean”?

A. pun

B. element

C. verbal irony

D. advertisement

Answer 7

C. verbal irony