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past year questions, CUET English 2022 16 Sep Shift 1

Literary Devices

past year questions, Verbal Ability, CUET English 2022 16 Sep Shift 1

Easy

From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:

"Tom and Jerry share a love-hate relationship"

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Love and hate are contradictory ideas combined in a single phrase. Placing two opposite terms together for effect is an oxymoron, so option 3 is correct.

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