The literary device used by the poet to highlight the number of ailments Peggy Ann Mckay seems to suffer from is : Option 1: transferred epithet Option 2: oxymoron Option 3: hyperbole Option 4: asyndeton

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CUET English - The literary device used by the poet to highlight the number of ailments Peggy Ann Mckay seems to suffer from is : | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2023 30 May Shift 3

Medium

transferred epithet

oxymoron

hyperbole

asyndeton

✅ Correct Option: 3

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