Answer:
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Explanation:
Here are some example's:
John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.
The cast on his broken leg was a plaster shackle.
Laughter is the music of the soul.
America is a melting pot.
Her lovely voice was music to his ears.
The world is a stage.
My kid's room is a disaster area.
Life is a rollercoaster.
Explanation:
I understand the question you asked
Answer:
Christianity is one of the major religions on the planet. It is, along with Judaism and Islam, one of the Abrahamic religions, which base their ideology and traditions on monotheism originating from the prophet Abraham.
Christianity professes the belief that Jesus is the messiah, sent by God to save the world. Thus, it differs from Judaism in that the latter does not recognize Jesus as messiah.
In addition, it recognizes the divine trilogy, understood as God father, son and holy spirit, all these being manifestations of the same deity.
In the first excerpt it is this sentence:"It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while."
Here we see that the author is really not comfortable with the question his daughter asked him and thus he lies to her. You can see the pain he feels in just one sentence and the horrors that are hidden behind. One day he may tell her but not then.
"They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore."
This sentence in the second excerpt show the unwillingness of the usually boastful people to talk about the war in detail. The author notices that they don't remember and it could potentially be that they wanted not to remember. Unconsciously they blocked the horrible things they had done and seen.
Oxymoron:
Definition:
(noun)
figure of speech
2 words of with opposite meanings are used together
Example:
- Big baby
- Jumbo shrimp
- Pretty Ugly
