figuresofspeech1

Question 1

allusion

Answer 1

reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, political, or literary significance

Question 2

apostrophe

Answer 2

adresses someone who doesn’t exist

Question 3

euphemism

Answer 3

substation of an offensive expression with an inoffensive expression
-“departed” instead of “died”

Question 4

litotes

Answer 4

employs an understatement by using double negatives

• They do not seem the happiest couple around.
• The ice cream was not too bad.
• New York is not an ordinary city

uses “not” in the sentence

Question 5

onomatopeia

Answer 5

imitates the natural sounds of a thing to create a sound effect
-tweet, moo

Question 6

personification

Answer 6

thing, idea, or animal that is given animal attributes

Question 7

symbol

Answer 7

use of symbols to signify ideas

Question 8

synecdoche

Answer 8

part of something that represents the whole thing

• The word “sails” refers to a whole ship.
• The word “suits” refers to businessmen.

Question 9

understatement

Answer 9

causes a situation to seem less important than it actually is

• “Deserts are sometimes hot, dry and sandy”
• “He is not too thin” while describing an obese person.