Literary Devices

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Choose the correct figure of speech used in the underlined part.

Despite the valiant efforts, Germany lost by two goals.

simile

metaphor

metonymy

imagery

✅ Correct Option: 3

Metonymy substitutes the name of something with a closely associated term. Here 'Germany' stands for the German football team, not the country itself. There is no comparison (ruling out simile and metaphor) and no sensory description (ruling out imagery).

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Choose the correct figure of speech used in the underlined part.

Despite the valiant efforts, Germany lost by two goals.