Question

What figure of speech is used in the sentence ?
'She accepted it as the kind cruelty of the Surgeon's knife.'

• A. Hyperbole
• B. Oxymoron
• C. Euphemism
• D. Personification

Hint:

Examples of oxymoron include “sweet sorrow,” “deafening silence,” and “kind cruelty.”

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept:
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear together.

Step 1: Identify the contradictory words. The phrase: \[ \text{kind cruelty} \] contains opposite ideas.
• kind → gentle, compassionate
• cruelty → harshness or pain

Step 2: Recognize the figure of speech. The combination of contradictory words in a single expression is called: \[ \text{Oxymoron} \]

Step 3: Check other options.
• Hyperbole → exaggeration
• Euphemism → mild expression
• Personification → giving human qualities None fit the sentence correctly.

Step 4: Conclusion. Hence, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{Oxymoron}} \]