Question

A figure of speech is _____.

a.) an intentional departure from the normal order, construction, or meaning of words
b.)something that is itself and also stands for something else
c.)a literal and concrete representation of an experience of the senses or of an object known by the senses

Answer 1

any guesses? x

Answer 2

I think C

Answer 3

hmm.. a figure of speech is completely opposite to the literal meaning

Answer 4

examples could be "it's raining cats and dogs"
or "i have butterflies in my stomach"

Answer 5

Oh so B

Answer 6

not necessarily, because the figure of speech doesn't "stand for itself" it doesn't literally mean anything.

Answer 7

using that, which answer would you choose now?

Answer 8

A

Answer 9

Yes! congrats!