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Using the following quote, select the rhetorical device that best fits.

After the breakup, John stormed out and broke Kate's heart and her door.
O Zeugma
O Irony
O Chiasmus
O Synecdoche

User Kfa
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Answer:

Zeugma

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User Yrstruly
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Answer:

I’m pretty sure it’s zeugma.

Step-by-step explanation:

Well, zeugma basically “a word applies to two others in different senses”.

In this case, “broke Kate’s heart and her door” applies to two different things in a completely different way, so I’m almost positive it’s zeugma.

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