Question

question 2 (4 points)
(04.08 lc)
match each rhetorical device with its definition.

column a

1. ____ the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences
2. ____ the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
3. ____ a statement made in the form of a question with no expectation of an answer
4. ____ the use of a word to modify two or more words usually in a way that applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one

column b
a. irony
b. zeugma
c. rhetorical question
d. antithesis

Explanation:

1. Matches the definition of antithesis, which uses parallel structure to contrast ideas.
2. Matches the definition of irony, where words convey the opposite of their literal meaning.
3. Matches the definition of a rhetorical question, posed without expecting a reply.
4. Matches the definition of zeugma, where one word modifies multiple others in distinct ways.

Answer:

1. d. Antithesis
2. a. Irony
3. c. Rhetorical question
4. b. Zeugma