One purpose of a figure of speech is to (1 point)
• express the author's point of view.
O present an argument.
O create humor.
• state the time and place.
create humor.
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.
• 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)
• pun
• adjective
verbal irony
comparison
pun
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