What does the euphemism in this text suggest?
Mr. Hancock is enjoying his golden years in a luxurious beachside community just down the street from his grandchildren.
Mr. Hancock is rich. Mr. Hancock is old.
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A euphemism is a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off.
The text uses a euphemism, a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The euphemism golden years indicates that Mr. Hancock is old. Golden years is a nicer way of referring to old age.