1
Question
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:
It was an open secret that Richard was soon to leave the company.
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:
It was an open secret that Richard was soon to leave the company.
Open in App
Solution
The correct option is A Oxymoron
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contrasting ideas are put together to give an impact. Option C)Oxymoron is correct as open means disclosed while secret means unknown. The other options are wrong as litotes, synecdoche, and personification mean an understatement not to be taken literally, a word which is a term for a part of something but refers to the whole of it and giving a human characteristic to an inanimate object or an abstract idea respectively.
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contrasting ideas are put together to give an impact. Option C)Oxymoron is correct as open means disclosed while secret means unknown.
The other options are wrong as litotes, synecdoche, and personification mean an understatement not to be taken literally, a word which is a term for a part of something but refers to the whole of it and giving a human characteristic to an inanimate object or an abstract idea respectively.
Suggest Corrections
0
Similar questions
View More
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
Explore more
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
