CUET English - Identify the figure of speech used in the given sentence: There was a deafening silence before the crest of the huge wave broke onto the deck. | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2026 19th May Shift 1

Easy

Irony

Oxymoron

Hyperbole

Pun

✅ Correct Option: 2

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List-I (Figures of speech)	List-II (Sentences)
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List - I Example	List - II Figure of speech
(A) Boys boots are big so when boys jump	(I) alliteration
(B) The sweet curd tasted like icecream	(II) simile
(C) The timid fighter stole our heart	(III) oxymoron
(D) The big umbrella was our only shade	(IV) metaphor

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CUET English 2026 19th May Shift 1 PYQs