Question

Identify the figure of speech used on the below lines.
 

"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."

1. Antithesis
2. Anti-climax
3. Allegory
4. Alliteration

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Antithesis

The correct answer is: Antithesis

• Let us take a look at the sentence, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
• Antithesis a figure of speech in which opposites or strongly contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition.
• Here "fair" and "foul" are placed beside one another.
• "Fair" and "Foul" are contradictory in meaning.
• Thus, the figure of speech used is an Antithesis.

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• Anticlimax refers to a figure of speech in which statements gradually descend in order of importance.
  • ​He lost his family, his car, and his cell phone.
• An allegory is a term for a figure of speech in which a story or picture has a hidden meaning.
• Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound is repeated in a group of words.
  • ​Example: seashoreShe sells sea shells on the sea shore.