Question

What figure of speech is being used for the quote, "We lived on a combination of irregular paychecks, hope, fear and government surplus food."

Answer 1

Answer:

Zeugma

Explanation:

A zeugma consists in blending together grammatically and logically different ideas. The words paychecks, hope, fear and government surplus food denote grammatically and logically different ideas. For example, hope and fear are abstract nouns; paychecks and food are concrete nouns.