Literature in English WEAC

The dominant device used is _______?

Who lied in the chapel
Now lies in the Abbey

A. Paradox
B. Pun
C. Chiasmus
D. Zeugma

Correct Answer:

Option B – Pun

Explanation

The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

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