Match each sentence excerpt containing a figurative expression in Column A with its corresponding figure of speech or literary device function in Column B.
- "The committee chairman presented a report that was economical with the truth."Euphemism (a mild or indirect expression substituted for a harsh or unpleasant reality)
- "The newly appointed CEO is a lion on the negotiation table."Metaphor (a direct comparison attributing characteristics of one thing to another without using 'like' or 'as')
- "His decision to resign right before the financial audit was an open secret among staff."Oxymoron (the side-by-side placement of two contradictory terms to emphasize a paradox)
- "The nation held its breath as the election results were collated."Personification (endowing an inanimate, abstract, or collective entity with human physical traits or actions)
Cevap
1. 'economical with the truth' matches Euphemism; 2. 'CEO is a lion' matches Metaphor; 3. 'open secret' matches Oxymoron; 4. 'The nation held its breath' matches Personification.
Each expression is correctly paired based on standard literary definitions: substituting polite phrasing for lying is Euphemism; direct non-literal comparison is Metaphor; pairing contradictory words side-by-side is Oxymoron; and assigning human physiological actions to an abstract entity is Personification.
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Contextual identification of figures of speech and literary connotations.