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Literary Devices in Romeo and Juliet, Part 5

Question 6 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson

What literary device consists of a pair of contradictory words or ideas?

Answer
A
hyperbole
B
oxymoron
C
metaphor
D
synecdoche

Explanation

An oxymoron combines two contradictory words or ideas, such as “deafening silence.” Hyperbole is exaggeration, metaphor describes one thing in terms of another, and synecdoche uses a part to represent a whole.

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