The phrases "jumbo shrimp" and "deafening silence" are examples of B) Oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
What type of figurative language describes phrases like "jumbo shrimp" and "deafening silence"?
Question 10 options:
A)
Simile
B)
Oxymoron
C)
Personification
D)
Metaphor
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