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Which is the figure of speech in which two words of the opposite meaning are used side by side in a sentence?
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Oxymoron Such as: Jumbo shrimp
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What is the meaning of the figure of speech go fly a kite?
Go away, leave me alone, or also known as don't bother me
What part of speech is figure?
A part of speech -- there are eight -- defines the classification of a word.For example, run is a verb, house is a noun and so forth.A figure of speech is a phrase used for emphasis which is not real.For example, 'you eat like a horse' doesn't mean that the person eats standing on all fours with chin in trough munching on oats. That figure of speech means that the person consumes more than average amounts of food.So a figure of speech is not a part of speech in the sense implied by your question.Another answer:'Figure of speech' is a noun phrase.
What kind of figure of speech is I'd tell the violin?
Personifacation
Is the expression tooth and nail a hyperbole?
It is - a figure of speech not to be taken literally
What is the figure of speech of The leaves of life keep falling one by one?
Metaphor
What is the 8 figure of speech?
The eighth figure of speech is irony. Irony is when words are used to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning, often for humorous or emphatic effect.
Which is the figure of speech in which two words of the same meaning are used side by side in a sentence?
Going, Going, Gone
What figure of speech is the sentence i wore a pen in your pocket?
I wore pens in my pocket, what figure of speech is this?
All kinds of figure of speech?
Figure of speech is the use of word or phrase to interpret a certain idea. The second figure of speech means, continuing the same sentence or making a comparison with the idea in the previous sentence.
What is the figure of speech for this sentence a vicious circle?
what is the figures of speech in the sentence his eyes were not laughing
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence -to get wretched place off your hands?
The figure of speech is the phrase "off your hands".
What is the figure of speech in the sentence ''he was a lion in the fight''?
metaphor
Is it was a dark and stormy night a complete sentence?
Yes, "It rained all night." is a complete sentence.
In the sentence 'he is a cutthroat'what is the figure of speech used?
"He is a cut throat" is an idiom. The 5 words grouped together have a diffent meaning than if they were separate.
What is the figure of speech in this sentence Continuous as the stars that shine?
alliteration
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase?
Oxymoron
What the underlined figure of speech mean?
could eat a horse
