3-19-13

Question 1

paradox

Answer 1

elements of a statement contradict each other although the statement may appear illogical it turns out to have a coherent meaning
JUMBO SHRIMP

Question 2

pun

Answer 2

play on words

ASK FOR ME TOMORROW AND YOULL SHALL FIND ME A GRAVE MAN

Question 3

ancedote

Answer 3

a short humorous story

Question 4

allusion

Answer 4

a reference with a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing
HE MET HIS WATERLOO

Question 5

apostrophe

Answer 5

the absent or dead are spoken to as if present

MICHAEL JACKSON YOU SURE CAN DANCE

Question 6

euphemism

Answer 6

to substitute a less offense phrase for more offense one

A SANITARY ENGINEER IS A EUPHEMISM FOR GARBAGE MAN

Question 7

hyperbole

Answer 7

intentional exaggeration for effect

IM SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE

Question 8

litotes

Answer 8

intentional understatement using a negative

NOT TO SHABBY

Question 9

metaphor

Answer 9

a comparison of two things not using like or as TIME IS MONEY

Question 10

anomatopoeia

Answer 10

the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe BUZZ KABOOM