The warriors conquered my men and my country illustrates the use of?

A. Paradox
B. Litotes
C. Parallelism
D. Zeugma

Correct Answer:

Option D – Zeugma

Explanation

Zeugma is when you use a word in a sentence once, while conveying two different meanings at the same time. Sometimes, the word is literal in one part of the sentence, but figurative in another; other times, it’s just two completely separate meanings for the word.