the figure of speech like you'r die
The word "deafening" is used maliciously (it is usually a loud noise that is deafening). Thus if something someone says is greeted with a "deafening silence" what has been said has NOT been liked by the people that it was said to. - they have not given ANY audible response.
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The figure of speech is the phrase "off your hands".
the figure of speech the poetry ode to nightingale
the figure of speech like you'r die
The word "deafening" is used maliciously (it is usually a loud noise that is deafening). Thus if something someone says is greeted with a "deafening silence" what has been said has NOT been liked by the people that it was said to. - they have not given ANY audible response.
This is a common literary technique called bad writing. If everyone dropped their books at the same time, there would not be silence. As for the technical term, "deafening silence" is an oxymoron.
This is a common literary technique called bad writing. If everyone dropped their books at the same time, there would not be silence. As for the technical term, "deafening silence" is an oxymoron.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two words which by their very definition appear to directly contradict each other are used together. Often a seemingly contradictory adjective is used to emphasize the noun, as in "deafening silence". "Clearly confused" is an oxymoron because "confused" means to be befuddled or unclear about something, and "clear" is directly the opposite of that.
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This is called an oxymoron, and is variously used for literary effect. Common examples in everyday use would be "jumbo shrimp" or "serious joke".
The figure of speech is the phrase "off your hands".
What figure of speech is used in the line ''spring is the daughter of heaven and earth.
the figure of speech the poetry ode to nightingale