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Rhetorical Devices and Figurative Language in a Speech

Question 1 • Language Arts 9 (B) - SHARP 2026

Which statement is an example of synecdoche?

Answer
A
In many ways, it was the best day of the bride’s life, but unexpected mishaps almost caused it to be the worst day of her life.
B
“Beautiful weather we’re having,” I grumbled as the sky suddenly darkened and thick raindrops soaked through my cotton shirt.
C
The suits upstairs, in their cushy executive offices, decided that the junior managers should be thrilled with their individual cubicles.
D
As beads of sweat trickled down our reddened faces and aching backs, the exhausted worker said, “Sure is hot today, isn’t it?”

Explanation

Synecdoche uses a part to stand for a whole, or a whole to stand for a part. In choice C, “the suits” means the executives; it uses their clothing to refer to the people wearing it. Choice B is verbal irony because the speaker calls the rainy weather “beautiful.”

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