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Q: The figure of speech used in the phrase "darkness visible" is
  • A. Metaphor
  • B. Simile
  • C. Oxymoron
  • D. More than one of the above
  • E. None of the above
Correct Answer: Option C - The phrase ‘‘darkness visible’’ is used in John Milton's Paradise Lost. It is a ‘oxymoron’ figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction. Hence, option (c) is correct.
C. The phrase ‘‘darkness visible’’ is used in John Milton's Paradise Lost. It is a ‘oxymoron’ figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction. Hence, option (c) is correct.

Explanations:

The phrase ‘‘darkness visible’’ is used in John Milton's Paradise Lost. It is a ‘oxymoron’ figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction. Hence, option (c) is correct.