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. Such a sentence is easy to grasp. It can produce direct and clear effect. Here following “some were decorous”, we have a lot of attributive and modifying elements following it. This structure can make the description detailed and plete, dragging the listener himself into the scene. 6 V. Identify the figures of speech in the following sentence. (2%*10=20%) 1. It has the poorest millionaire, the littlest great men, the haughtiest beggars, the plainest beauties, the lowest skyscrapers, the dolefulest pleasures of any town I ever saw. ( oxymoron ) 2. He spent a sleepless night. (oxymoron) 3. The ploughman homeward plods his weary way. (transferred epithet ) 4. He is wisely stupid. ( oxymoron ) 5. The senator picked up his hat and his courage. ( syllepsis) 6. He possessed two false teeth and a sympathetic heart. ( syllepsis) 7. Miss Bolo rose from the table considerably agitated, and went straight home, in a flood of tears and a sedan chair. ( zeugma ) 8. At noon Mrs. Turpin would get out of bed and humour, put on kimono, airs, and the water to boil for coffee. ( zeugma ) minutes later, the coffee and Commander Dana of Naval Intelligence arrived simultaneously. ( zeugma ) 10. He halted in the district where by night are found the lightest street, hearts, vows, and librettos. ( zeugma ) 11.