Question

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. Tony escapes awkward situations with great ease and without notice. He is a Houdini. What type of rhetorical device is used in the underlined sentence? A. eponym B. apophasis C. anastrophe D. amplification

Answer 1

A. eponym

Step-by-step explanation:

An eponym is a person, place or thing after which something is named. In this case, an eponym is being used in the case of "Houdini." The term alludes to Harry Houdini, a Hungarian-born American magician and stunt performer who was noted for his escape acts. The implication here is that Tony is similarly very good at escaping situations without anyone noticing.