Question

What literary device is used in the line: "The silence was so loud, it echoed in her chest"?

• A. Metonymy
• B. Oxymoron
• C. Hyperbole
• D. Synecdoche

Hint:

Hyperbole involves extreme exaggeration; look for overstatements that heighten emotional impact.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

This line exaggerates silence by saying it was "so loud" — a clear example of hyperbole, or exaggerated statement for effect.

- Oxymoron involves two contradictory words (e.g., "deafening silence").
- Metonymy is a figure of speech where a thing is called by something closely associated.
- Synecdoche uses a part to represent the whole or vice versa.