One purpose of a figure of speech is to (1 point)
A. create humor
B. express the author's point of view.
C. present an argument.
D. state the time and place.
A. we finally got the ball rolling.
B. pun
O verbal irony
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 found out it was closed for good.
we were starving.
we went to the movies instead.
Which term means "the use of a word that suggests two or more of its meanings, or suggests a similar sounding word"? (1 point)
• comparison
• pun
• verbal irony
• adjective
Which term means "to say something that is opposite from what is true or from what you really mean"? (1 point)
O element
O pun
• advertisement
O verbal irony