Read the passage excerpt below and match each numbered figurative expression (1–3) with its precise contextual interpretation and stylistic function (I–III):
"When the municipal council unveiled its plan to convert the city's last green park into a concrete parking complex, the mayor declared that the administration was merely 'pruning the overgrown lungs of the city' (1). Meanwhile, local environmental activists watched in dismay as bulldozers moved in, describing the destruction as 'a triumphant victory for modern urbanism' (2). As the historic mahogany trees crashed to the ground, the project manager smiled and instructed the crew to 'listen to the soothing lullaby of development' (3)."
- (1) 'pruning the overgrown lungs of the city'I. Euphemistic metaphor employed by officialdom to sanitize and downplay the destruction of essential urban forestry.
- (2) 'a triumphant victory for modern urbanism'II. Sarcastic irony utilized by critics to condemn the destructive impact of commercial expansion.
- (3) 'listen to the soothing lullaby of development'III. Personification combined with ironic understatement to mask the violent, deafening noise of environmental ruin.
Cevap
Expression (1) pairs with the euphemistic metaphor used to sanitize ecological destruction; Expression (2) pairs with the sarcastic irony used by critics to condemn commercial expansion; Expression (3) pairs with personification and ironic understatement used to mask violent noise.
Each expression matches its exact rhetorical function in context: Expression (1) sanitizes destruction through euphemistic metaphor; Expression (2) expresses activist dismay through sarcastic irony; Expression (3) disguises harsh noise through personification and ironic understatement.
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Contextual interpretation of figurative language, tone, and rhetorical devices in comprehension passages.