What rhetorical device is used in the sentence: The duties of a soldier are to protect his country and peel potatoes.

2023-08-04

A.Anticlimax
B.Pun
C.Metaphor
D.Transferred epithet

参考答案:A

A选项, Anticlimax,渐降法,将一系列词语由大到小、由强到弱地排列。综上,A选项正确。
B选项,pun, We must all?hang?together, or we shall all?hangseparately.我们必须团结在一起,不然我们将一个地被绞死。利用一词多义,第一个hang表示“团结”,第二个hang表示“绞死”。
C选项, Metaphor暗喻,故排除。
D选项,Transferred epithet移就,故排除。
故正确选项为A。