In the following lines from John Donne’s sonnet Death, Be Not Proud , when the speaker proclaims Death, thou shalt die, what figure of speech is being employed? “You are not sleep; you wake eternally, And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.”

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Oxymoron: The phrase Death, thou shalt die pairs contradictory terms to create a rhetorical effect, highlighting the eventual triumph over death. Other options: While paradox seems plausible, an oxymoron specifically focuses on the contradictory juxtaposition in the statement.

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<div>Antithesis</div>

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<div>Paradox</div>

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<div>Oxymoron</div>

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<div>Metaphor</div>

List I (Literary Term)	List II (Example)
A. Dramatic Irony	I. The Option Room
B. Anagnorisis	II. Julius Caesar
C. Epic Simile	III. The Iliad
D. Bildungsroman	IV. Jane Eyre

In the following lines from John Donne’s sonnet Death, Be Not Proud, when the speaker proclaims Death, thou shalt die, what figure of speech is being employed?
“You are not sleep; you wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.”

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The Correct Option is C

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In the following lines from John Donne’s sonnet Death, Be Not Proud, when the speaker proclaims Death, thou shalt die, what figure of speech is being employed?“You are not sleep; you wake eternally,And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.”