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Which literary device is used in the title of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest?

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ycow [4]3 years ago

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it would be C.

Pun....

Mumz [18]3 years ago

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The correct answer would be C - this is a pun, or a play on words. The main character's name is Ernest, and it is pronounced the same way as "earnest", meaning "honest", a quality the main character of this play should have.

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