Question

Identify whether the following sentences incorporate oxymoron,paradox,antithesis,euphemism,allusion,metonymy or irony 1 less is more 2 ignorance is strength 3 a fireman afraid of fire 4 she i not a bad singer 5 the beginning of the end 6 she is not unlike her mother 7 the crown bravely led his soldier.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Literary devices incorporated in each sentence:

1. less is more = paradox

2. ignorance is strength = euphemism

3. a fireman afraid of fire = oxymoron

4. she is not a bad singer = irony

5. the beginning of the end = antithesis

6. she is not unlike her mother = allusion

7. the crown bravely led his soldier = metonymy

Explanation:

List of literary devices and their brief definitions:

Oxymoron combines two contradictory or opposite words to appear side by side in a sentence.

Paradox is a self-contradictory statement.

Antithesis means a rhetorical device that pairs exact opposites or contrasting ideas.

Euphemism is a softened expression or polite term.

Allusion equals to an indirect reference to something or somebody.

Metonymy uses linked term to stand for another object or concept.

Irony is the use of some words to express the opposite literal meaning.