Answer:
A. The pen is mightier than the sword.
Explanation:
A figurative language also known as figures of speech can be defined as a deliberate and specific construction or use of language by authors, writers or speakers to create a special effect in their speech or write-up.
The main purpose of a figurative language is to convey more information and enable the readers or listeners have a deeper understanding of the piece.
Some examples of figurative language used in a literary work are simile, paradox, metaphor, apostrophe, hyperbole, personification, metonymy, etc.
Metonymy was derived from the Greek word "metōnymía" which simply means change of name. It can be defined as a figurative language in which an object, thing, concept, or idea is referred to by the name of another that is closely related or associated with it. Thus, it involves substituting an object, thing, concept, or idea with a linked term having a close association.
A common example of metonymy is the pen is mightier than the sword.
The first one answer is the correct answer
Answer:
1. Conceal (to hide)
2. Disaster (a calamity)
3. Telegram (information sent)
4. Paralyzed (inability)
5. Abandonment (to forfeit)
6. Manners (proper conducts)
7. Resembled (look alike)
8. Clamor (noise or shouting)
9. Rumpled (to fold)
10. Grimaced (facial expression)
Explanation:
1. Conceal (to keep something, someone or an information hidden and from the sight)
2. Disaster (a bad occurrence which could be sudden)
3. Telegram (to send information over long distances via electric transmission wires)
4. Paralyzed (to be unable to do something bacuase of an inability or deficiency)
5. Abandonment (to forfeit or walk away from something or someone)
6. Manners (proper conducts)
7. Resembled (to look alike or to look like something or someone)
8. Clamor (a loud continuous noise which could be positive or negative)
9. Rumpled (to fold or wrinkle something)
10. Grimaced (a facial expression that mirrors pain or disapproval)
Answer:
Ophelia's grave
Explanation:
In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, there is a conflict between Hamlet and Laertes where they are engaged in a duel.
In the course of the duel, they both jump into Ophelia's grave in a fight to the death. Hamlet tells Laertes that he loves Ophelia and would "eat a crocodile for her" and be "buried alive with her".
