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

Responses

create humor.
create humor.

express the author’s point of view.
express the author’s point of view.

state the time and place.
state the time and place.

present an argument.

state the time and place.

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)
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we found out it was closed for good.
we found out it was closed for good.

we finally got the ball rolling.
we finally got the ball rolling.

we went to the movies instead.
we went to the movies instead.

we were starving.

we finally got the ball rolling.

Which term means “the use of a word that suggests two or more of its meanings, or suggests a similar sounding word”?(1 point)

Responses

verbal irony
verbal irony

adjective
adjective

pun
pun

comparison

pun

Which term means “to say something that is opposite from what is true or from what you really mean”?(1 point)

Responses

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verbal irony
verbal irony

element
element

pun

verbal irony