This question is based on J.C. De Graft’s Sons and Daughters
The device used by Aaron in the excerpt below is__
‘Now look what we have: a permanent bloom of ugly paper flowers!
The device used by Aaron in the excerpt below is__
‘Now look what we have: a permanent bloom of ugly paper flowers!
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A.
Rhetorical question -
B.
Oxymoron -
C.
Alliteration -
D.
Euphemism
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
The excerpt ended with exclamation mark not a question mark which automatically nullify option A (i.e. Rhetorical question – which is a question that requires no answer). Oxymoron is the answer because it is the placement of two opposite words side by side; paper flower in the excerpt is oxymoron.
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