---
title: Identify the figure of speech in the soldier's claim that the old ma… — English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the figure of speech in the soldier's claim that the old man is "cobbling shoes of the saints and angels". Exam question 4 of lesson 1948 «English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, part: a soldier tricks a foolish farmer's wife out of ten gold pounds, then the farmer out of his horse» of the boo
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1948-pg7439-part7/e4/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1948-pg7439-part7/) / e4

# Exam question 4 · English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, part: a soldier trick…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identify the figure of speech in the soldier's claim that the old man is "cobbling shoes of the saints and angels".

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, old man, soldier · **What happens:** identify, cobble, figure, claim · **To what, where:** figure, shoes, speech

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1948 «English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, part: a soldier tricks a foolish farmer's wife out of ten gold pounds, then the farmer out of his horse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1948-pg7439-part7/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:e4:1
# text = Identify the figure of speech in the soldier's claim that the old man is "cobbling shoes of the saints and angels".
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	cobbling	cobble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	acl	_	_
18	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	saints	saint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	angels	angel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the figure of speech in the soldier's claim |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent figure=Theme |
| 2 | **cobble** *in a quote* | present · progressive | the old man | shoes of the saints and angels |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **figure** |  |  | speech in the soldier's claim |  |  |  |  | nom figure «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **claim** |  | the soldier |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Irony, through which the foolish wife is deceived.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:e4:o1:1
# text = Irony, through which the foolish wife is deceived.
1	Irony	irony	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	deceived	deceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deceive** | present · passive |  | the foolish wife |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hyperbole and irony, through which the gullible wife is deceived by the soldier's grand claim.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:e4:o2:1
# text = Hyperbole and irony, through which the gullible wife is deceived by the soldier's grand claim.
1	Hyperbole	hyperbole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	irony	irony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	gullible	gullible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	deceived	deceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deceive** | present · passive | the soldier's grand claim | the gullible wife |  | Hyperbole and irony |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **claim** |  | the soldier |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Metaphor and irony, which the reader only notices when the foolish wife is deceived.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:e4:o3:1
# text = Metaphor and irony, which the reader only notices when the foolish wife is deceived.
1	Metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	irony	irony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	deceived	deceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | present | Metaphor and irony |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |
| 2 | **deceive** | present · passive |  | the foolish wife |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hyperbole and irony, through which the foolish wife is deceived.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1948-pg7439-part7:e4:o4:1
# text = Hyperbole and irony, through which the foolish wife is deceived.
1	Hyperbole	hyperbole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	irony	irony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	deceived	deceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deceive** | present · passive |  | Hyperbole and irony |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, p…, exam 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1948-pg7439-part7/e3/)
- next →: [English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cru…, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1949-pg7439-part8/t1/)
- ↑ back to [English Fairy Tales, Jack Hannaford, part: a soldier tricks a foolish farmer's wife out of ten gold pounds, then the farmer out of his horse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1948-pg7439-part7/)