Vocabulary Warm-up – Part 33

.Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences

.N1. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
A. Irony
B. Epigram
C. Alliteration

.N2. I desired my dust to be mingled with yours
A. Hyperbole
B. Epigram
C. Antithesis

.N3. An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country
A. Euphemism
B. Pun
C. Hyperbole

!N4. The soldier fights for glory and a shilling a day
A. Climax
B. Anticlimax
C. Pun

: ANSWERS

(N1. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. (Epigram
(N2. I desired my dust to be mingled with yours. (Hyperbole
(N3. An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country. (Pun
(N4. The soldier fights for glory and a shilling a day! (Anticlimax