Aimee felt sweet sorrow at the thought of going to college and leaving all her fiends behind.
Which type of figurative language is being used in this example ?
A.hyperbole
B.oxymoron
C.allusion
D.simile

Respuesta :

B oxymoron----------

Answer:

The type of figurative language which has been used in the above example is:

B. Oxymoron

Explanation:

An oxymoron is a figure of speech. When two contradictory or opposite terms are used to define or give an idea about the thing, the phrase or the groups of words are said to be an Oxymoron. In the above example, 'sweet sorrow' is the oxymoron because 'sweet' and 'sorrow' is two opposite terms which define the thoughts of Aimee.