Question

What literary device is used in the line: "The silence was so loud, it echoed in her chest"?

• A. Metonymy
• B. Oxymoron
• C. Hyperbole
• D. Synecdoche

Hint:

Hyperbole involves extreme exaggeration; look for overstatements that heighten emotional impact.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The statement "so loud" concerning silence is a form of hyperbole, an exaggeration for emphasis.

- An oxymoron combines two contradictory terms (e.g., "deafening silence").
- Metonymy is a rhetorical device where a related concept stands in for a thing.
- Synecdoche employs a part to signify the whole, or vice versa.