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Macbeth, Part 3: Rhetorical Devices

Question 6 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26

What is zeugma?

Answer
A
the contrasting of ideas through the parallel arrangement of words
B
when a speaker says the opposite of what they mean
C
the use of a term to refer to something closely connected to it
D
the use of a single word to modify different terms in different senses

Explanation

Zeugma is a figure of speech in which one word applies to two or more other words, but in different senses. For example, “She broke his car and his heart” uses “broke” literally for the car and figuratively for his heart. Choice D describes this use of a single word to modify different terms in different senses.

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