Question

When giving a speech about recycling, Dolores said, "I took a beer bottle to the recycling center, but they wouldn't take it. They said, 'This is the pint of no return.'" What humorous verbal strategy did Dolores employ?

a) pun
b) spoonerism
c) malapropism
d) hyperbole

Answer 1

A). Pun.

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the question, 'pun' is the humorous verbal strategy employed by Dolores in the given statement as it involves a deliberate wordplay of homophones as reflected by 'pint' and 'beer' which denote a similar sound with 'point' and 'bear' to imply a different meaning to the same word. The chief purpose of using 'pun'(a word denoting two or more meanings or sound) is to evoke humor or propose a comic effect to the statement that helps keep the interest of the readers intact and also to create a rhetorical effect on them. Thus, option A is the correct answer.