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Match each rhetorical device with its definition. Match Term Definition Antithesis A) A statement made in the form of a question with no expectation of an answer Irony B) The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning Rhetorical question C) The rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences Zeugma D) The use of a word to modify two or more words usually in a way that applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one

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Here's the matching based on the given definitions:

Antithesis - C) The rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences

Irony - B) The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning

Rhetorical question - A) A statement made in the form of a question with no expectation of an answer

Zeugma - D) The use of a word to modify two or more words usually in a way that applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one.

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