Match List I with List II:

List I: Device	List II: Definition
A. Hyperbole	I. Referring to something by the name of something closely connected with it
B. Metonymy	II. A roundabout or indirect manner of speaking or writing
C. Synecdoche	III. A figure in which a part represents the whole
D. Periphrasis	IV. Intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect

1. AA-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
2. BA-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
3. CA-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
4. DA-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

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Correct answer: D. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

Explanation

Hyperbole – 'I've told you a million times'; metonymy – 'the Crown'; synecdoche – 'all hands on deck'; periphrasis (circumlocution) – 'the finny tribe' for fish.