which figures speech Benjamin jones was a honest thief
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The figure of speech present in this sentence is an oxymoron.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that brings together two contrasting ideas. It is a combination of words whose meanings are completely opposite to each other. In this case, the words ‘honest thief’ bring out two contradictory ideas. An honest person is not a thief while a thief can hardly be considered honest. Yet, a combination of the two is possible, in the form of an oxymoron.
Other examples of oxymorons are:
‘sordid boon’ (From Wordsworth’s poem ‘The World is Too Much With Us’)
A boon is a blessing, a good thing, and not sordid or dirty/messy.
‘immortal Bird’ (From Keats’ poem ‘Ode to A Nightingale’)
A bird is a living being and cannot live on forever or become immortal.
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