Name the figure of speech in this line.
"He lost his money, then his friends, and at last his hope."

SimileCorrect answerYour answerOxymoronCorrect answerYour answerClimaxCorrect answerYour answerOnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

The losses rise in order of importance, from money to friends to hope. Ideas arranged to rise step by step are a climax.

Worth noting

The word "climax" here is the name of the figure, not the exciting end of a story.

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Ten questions from Figures of speech, at your own pace.

Name the figure of speech in this line."He lost his money, then his friends, and at last his hope."