Question

Select the correct answer.
Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?
The room filled with deafening silence as Juan walked onto the stage to deliver his speech.
OA. simile
O B. oxymoron
OC. personification
OD.
metaphor​

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is for sure oxymoron

Explanation:

Deafening is loud and silence is quiet, so defeaning silence contradict each other.

Answer 2

The figure of speech that has been employed in the given sentence would be:

B). Oxymoron

• "Oxymoron" is defined only as the figure of speech in which the author provides two words either or two phrases that offer contradictory meanings to one another.
• In the given sentence, the oxymoron is the figure of speech that has been employed because it involves two phrases that oppose in meaning i.e. 'deafening silence' and 'walk on the stage'(filled with the crowd or people to listen to the speech).
• Thus, option B is the correct answer.

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