Which of the following figures of speech is used in the following sentence?

It is an open secret that the administration is planning to promote Mr. Vinod as the General Manager.

Choose the most appropriate figures of speech from List-I for the lines given in List-II :-

List-I (Figures of speech)	List-II (Sentence)
(A) Alliteration	(I) Of beechen green, and shadows numberless
(B) Metaphor	(II) O Hamlet ! thou hast cleft my heart in twain.
(C) Imagery	(III) The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew
(D) Hyperbole	(IV) The camel is the ship of the desert.

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Match the Expression in List I with its Figure of Speech in List II

List I (Expression)	List II (Figure of Speech)
A. He is cunningly simple	I. Exclamation
B. Who is here so vile that will not love his country	II. Oxymoron
C. What a piece of work is man	III. Personification
D. Laughter holding both her sides	IV. Interrogation

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Fill in the blank by selecting the most appropriate option to complete the figure of speech, oxymoron:

The deafening ______ in the house after everybody was gone, made her cry.

Identify the figure of speech used in the given sentence :

"Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears"

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The mighty Himalayas are like a wall . . . . . .

(A) Simile

(B) Metaphor

(C) Paradox

(D) Personification

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Select the correct figure of speech used in the following sentence:

The more haste, the less speed.