Figures of Speech Showing Comparison and Contrast Identify the figures of speech in the sentences below. Restrict your answers to euphemism, irony, paradox, litotes, simile, metaphor and oxymoron. 1. The TV series, ‘The Unpopular Celebrities’, would be aired on channel 115. 2. “We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity…” 3. Your work was not up to scratch. 4. Language can enable communication and block it as well. 5. Globally, 2020 has been such a beautiful year. 6. The group does not know the exact estimate of the life science project. 7. Her ideas are as dry as dust. 8. “All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; ... And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” As You Like It (Act 2 Scene 7) by William Shakespeare. 9. Your mission is not to accept the mission. Do you accept? 10. I cannot disagree with your point of view.

1. The TV series, ‘The Unpopular Celebrities’, would be aired on channel 115. Irony

2. “We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity…” Euphemism

3. Your work was not up to scratch. Euphemism

4. Language can enable communication and block it as well. Paradox

5. Globally, 2020 has been such a beautiful year. Irony

6. The group does not know the exact estimate of the life science project. Oxymoron

7. Her ideas are as dry as dust. Simile

8. “All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; ... And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” As You Like It (Act 2 Scene 7) by William Shakespeare. Metaphor

9. Your mission is not to accept the mission. Do you accept? Paradox

10. I cannot disagree with your point of view. Litotes

Explanation:

Figures of speech are those words or phrases that are used in writings that led to the rhetorical effect of the words used. these languages are used by writers to give more body or essence to their work.

Sentences 1 and 5 are irony for they present a scene which is contrary to what really is.

Sentences 2 and 3 are an euphemism for they used words that conceal any harsh or blunt negative words.

Sentences 4 and 9 are paradoxes for they combines contradictory situations or figures in the use of the words "enable/block" and "not to accept/accept".

Sentence 6 is an oxymoron for it used contradictory to one another in a consecutive sequence (exact/estimate).

Sentence 7 is a simile for it compares two things with the use of "as".

Sentence 8 is a metaphor for the different stages or phases of a man's life in reality.

Sentence 10 is a litotes which is an ironic statement that uses double negatives which results in a positive statement or conclusion. The word "cannot/ disagree" results in the conclusion that I agree with your point of view.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

i would pick a. i think this is more of a personal question though.