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Sergio039 [100]
3 years ago
6

Match each example to the correct figure of speech

English
1 answer:
Ksenya-84 [330]3 years ago
7 0

Euphemism is a <em>figure of speech</em> where a word or phrase is used to <em>avoid an</em> <em>unpleasent or offensive word</em>, when referring to somethnig umpleasent or embarassing.

The examples of Euphemisms are A and C.

<em>Stretching the truth</em>= lying

<em>put to sleep</em>= killed, sacrificed

Oxymoron is a combination of <em>contraditory words</em>, or words that seem to have <em>opposite meanings</em>.

The examples of Oxymoron are B and D.

<em>Bittersweet</em>

<em>Living dead</em>

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