In the sentence "The silence in the examination hall was deafening", the figure of speech is
- A. oxymoron
- B. simile
- C. metonymy
- D. hyperbole
Explanation
Deafening silence places two contradictory ideas side by side, which is the definition of an oxymoron, as in bittersweet or living dead. A paradox is the related device applied to a whole statement rather than a phrase. The contradiction is deliberate and creates the effect.
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