CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE TREES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of figures of speech does ‘greenness’ and ‘grief’ use?
A
Paradox
B
Oxymoron
C
Allusion
D
Onomatopoeia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A paradox is a rhetorical device or a self-contradictory statement that can actually be true. While an oxymoron is a figure of speech that pairs two opposing words.

Detailed explanation-2: -From the analysis, it can be concluded that there are metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, paradox, metonymy and irony.

Detailed explanation-3: -paradox, apparently self-contradictory statement, the underlying meaning of which is revealed only by careful scrutiny. The purpose of a paradox is to arrest attention and provoke fresh thought. The statement “Less is more” is an example.

Detailed explanation-4: -A paradox (such as “This sentence is a lie") refers to a contradiction on a logical level, while an oxymoron (such as “old news") refers to a contradiction on a semantic level.

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