WAEC Literature in English 2024 Objective — Question 22

Question 22 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

22. The figure of speech used in she was listening to the silence of the room is A.

A. conceit.
B. irony.
C. oxymoron.Correct
D. zeugma.

Explanation

An oxymoron combines contradictory terms for effect; 'listening to the silence' juxtaposes an active engagement (listening) with the absence of sound (silence).

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