Which literary device is used in the title of oscar wildest play The Importance of being Earnest? A.hyperbole B.oxymoron C.simile D.metaphor

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Vonn · Answer 1 · 2019-02-20T16:28:02+0000

The correct answer would be C - this is a pun, or a play on words.
The main character's name is Ernest, and it is pronounced the same way as "earnest", meaning "honest", a quality the main character of this play should have.

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