Question

Figure of speech & meaning for “the towns fire station burned down”

Answer 1

Your Question;
What is the figure of speech & meaning for “the towns fire station burned down”?
My Answer;
Your figure of speech could be 'Irony'. 'Irony' is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of the point they were trying to get out. The meaning of “The town's fire station burned down” could mean; 'A job the firefighters could have clearly done themselves, and yet the failed.' 
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♥ Sir Chub-Chubs.

Answer 2

This question is incomplete, here´s the complete question.  

Identify the correct figure of speech then write the meaning on the line below.  

"The town's fire station burned down."

A: simile  

B: metaphor

C: personification  

D: irony  

E: hyperbole

Answer: D: irony  

 

Explanation:

Irony refers to a situation in which something that was meant to have a specific effect has the opposite outcome or at least a very different one. In other words, is an event that appears intentionally opposed to what is expected and is usually humorous because of that.  

In this example, the irony is that the fire station, in charge of putting fires out, has burned down.