Answers Language Arts 12 Analyzing the Use of Rhetoric, Part 1 — QuizQuestion 3

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Analyzing the Use of Rhetoric, Part 1 — Quiz

Question 3 • Language Arts 12

Which sentence is an example of zeugma?

Answer

A

The general demanded more boots on the ground to assist with the aftermath of the hurricane.

B

Regarding his accent, my father always said, “You can take the boy out of Georgia, but you can’t take Georgia out of the boy.”

C

The fire was finally extinguished, along with my dreams of opening a Mediterranean restaurant.

D

On our family’s trip to South Africa, we tried many new, fantastic dishes we had never had before, including one called bobotie.

Explanation

Zeugma uses one word to connect two different ideas, often with a shift in meaning. In choice C, “extinguished” applies literally to the fire and figuratively to the speaker’s dreams. The other sentences do not use a single word in that contrasting way.

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