1Let him be rich and weary.
Wrong!
The sentence is a paradox because "Paradox" describes a statement that seems self-contradictory but may contain truth.
2So innocent arch, so cunningly simple.
Wrong!
The phrase uses "Oxymoron" because it places apparently contradictory qualities together.
3All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
Wrong!
The statement uses "Hyperbole" because it exaggerates the idea of guilt that cannot be washed away.
4All the world is a stage.
Wrong!
The sentence is a "Metaphor" because it directly compares the world to a stage without using like or as.
5The mountains sing together; the hills rejoice and clap hands.
Wrong!
The sentence uses "Personification" because mountains and hills are given human actions.
6Many are called, but few are chosen.
Wrong!
The sentence uses "Antithesis" because it contrasts many with few in a balanced structure.
7Men may come and men may go, but I go on forever.
Wrong!
The sentence uses "Antithesis" because it contrasts people who come and go with the speaker who continues forever.
8The child is the father of man.
Wrong!
The sentence is an "Epigram" because it is a brief, striking, and surprising statement.
9Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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The sentence is an "Epigram" because it is a short, memorable saying with a sharp contrast.
10I will love you till all the seas run dry.
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The sentence uses "Hyperbole" because it exaggerates for effect: the seas will never run dry, so the speaker means the love will last forever.
11An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.
Wrong!
The sentence uses a "Pun" because lies can mean tells untruths or stays in a place abroad.
12The soldier fights for glory and a shilling a day!
Wrong!
The sentence uses "Anticlimax" because it moves from the noble idea of glory to the ordinary detail of pay.
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- Let him be rich and weary. — Paradox
- So innocent arch, so cunningly simple. — Oxymoron
- All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. — Hyperbole
- All the world is a stage. — Metaphor
- The mountains sing together; the hills rejoice and clap hands. — Personification
- Many are called, but few are chosen. — Antithesis
- Men may come and men may go, but I go on forever. — Antithesis
- The child is the father of man. — Epigram
- Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. — Epigram
- I will love you till all the seas run dry. — Hyperbole
- An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country. — Pun
- The soldier fights for glory and a shilling a day! — Anticlimax