Identify the figure of speech in the underlined part of the sentence:
Ananya stayed awake for three nights in a row to build an app that reminds students to get enough sleep.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Irony
Ananya gives up her own sleep for three nights to make “an app that reminds students to get enough sleep”. The maker of the app does the very thing her app warns against.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Paradox | a statement that seems to go against itself but still holds a truth | Ravi had to drive slowly on the bumpy road to reach home sooner. |
| (2) Pun | a play on a word that has two meanings (or two words that sound alike) | The tailor told his customers that his new shop suits everyone. |
| (3) Irony (answer) | the opposite of what we expect happens, or words say the opposite of what is meant | The fire station in our town caught fire last winter. |
| (4) Euphemism | a soft, polite way of saying something unpleasant | Our old dog Moti is no longer with us. |