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State the figures of speech in the following lines. The shot was heard round the world. The leader was accused of orchestrating ethnic cleansing. To err is human; to forgive is divine.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 15 May, 2015, 11:38: AM
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  1. Hyperbole - It is an exaggerated statement.
  2. Euphemism - ‘Ethnic cleansing’ is a milder term for genocide.
  3. Antithesis - The words ‘human’ and ‘divine’ are used in contrasting clauses.
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