Question

7 a literary element that is used to hide the negative to imply a positive meaning is known by what term?
humor
literal
oxymoron
descriptive
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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Humor: Relates to comedy, not hiding negative for positive.
• Literal: Means taking words at face value, not relevant.
• Oxymoron: A figure of speech with contradictory terms (e.g., "bittersweet"), which can hide negative to imply positive (e.g., "deafening silence" has a negative connotation of silence but implies a positive - like a powerful moment).
• Descriptive: Just describes, not about hiding negative for positive.

Answer:

C. Oxymoron