Answer:
OA. I went to look for my watch, but I can never seem to find the time.
Explanation:
A pun is usually a comical play on the actual statement itself. There usually two elements that are inter connected to each other in some way.
Let's look at A: watch and time correlate since a watch tells time. The statement is ironic the speaker doesn't have his watch, therefore figuratively but maybe actually as well "doesn't have the time". It's therefore a pun.
B: It's a different figurative language technique, but I'm not sure what it is. 100% sure it's not a pun though.
C: it's a metaphor. It's a comparison between two things, in this case the novel was so well explained it had he accuracy of hitting a nail directly on the head.
D: That's just a statement, maybe a poetic quote.
Answer:
In my view it should be D
<u>Answer</u>:
The statement that best describes the pathos rhetorical strategy is uses emotional language for effect. The right answer is Option D.
<u>Explanation</u>:
One of the four rhetorical strategies, Pathos deals with emotion. Whereas, ethos and logos deals with credibility and logic. Together they are called the modes of persuasion. This particular mode of persuasion stokes up emotions like that of sympathy, pity and sorrow.
Pathos brings in an approach or emotion regarding a specific topic and the readers or the audience relate with it emotionally and express their opinion. In simple words, it’s a way of persuading a person or an audience about a particular issue with a tinge of emotion to it which the people can relate.
The best example is that of advertisements which uses fear, hope, love, disgust, happiness and other emotions to trigger reactions among the people.
