Identify the rhetorical figure used in the following line of Tennyson "Faith unfaithful kept him falsely true." ?
Correct answer: A. Oxymoron
- A. Oxymoron
- B. Metaphor
- C. Simile
- D. Synecdoche
Explanation
The phrase joins apparently contradictory terms: “unfaithful” with “faith” and “falsely” with “true.” This deliberate contradiction is an oxymoron, not a comparison such as a metaphor or simile.
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