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Which literary device is used in the title of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest?

Ahyperbole
Boxymoron
Cpun
Dsimile
Emetaphor

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WorldlyGlass49

The correct answer would be C - this is a pun, or a play on words. The main character's name is Ernest, and it is pronounced the same way as "earnest", meaning "honest", a quality the main character of this play should have.

gstarr7827

Answer: "C. pun"

Prompt:

Select the correct answer.

Which literary device is used in the title of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest?

    A. hyperbole

    B. oxymoron

    C. pun

    D. simile

    E. metaphor

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