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From the given options, select the one which correctly identifies the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression:

And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true

Solution

Correct Option: 3

The phrase pairs 'faith unfaithful' and 'falsely true' - placing contradictory terms side by side. This juxtaposition of opposites is an oxymoron. It is not personification, a direct comparison (simile), or ironic in tone.

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