English-2
Grade-6
Easy

Question

“The directions were as clear as mud” belong to which literary device.

  1. Irony
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Metaphor

hintHint:

Irony is the figure of speech which is marked by the use of words with exactly opposite sense of their literal meaning.

The correct answer is: Irony


    The correct answer is "Irony".
    From the example we come to know that the direction was absolutely clear like mud. Here, the word "mud" is used to convey vagueness and unclearness - exactly opposite to what the word "clear" literally means. Among the given options, only "Irony" uses words to convey exactly opposite to what they literally mean in order to bring about dramatical impact. So, the correct answer is "Irony".

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