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Question 72Asked in BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8

The figure of speech used in the phrase “darkness visible” is

  1. AMetaphor
  2. BSimile
  3. COxymoron
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Oxymoron

Explanation

'Darkness visible' (Milton, Paradise Lost) joins two contradictory ideas, which is an oxymoron.

From BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 6-8 — Previous Year Paper

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