Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. read the excerpt and choose the best answer from each drop - down menu. lisette had perfected the art of poor baking. however, her sweet demeanor made it impossible to be honest with her about her confectionary catastrophes. so, when she brought a basket of fresh - baked brownies to our door, it was a cruel favor. the underlined figure of speech is the reader can infer that

Explanation:

An oxymoron is a figure - of - speech that combines two contradictory terms. "Cruel" and "favor" are contradictory as a favor is generally seen as a kind act, while cruel implies harshness. There are no "like" or "as" for simile, no substitution for metaphor, and no mild - term replacement for euphemism.

Answer:

The underlined figure of speech is an oxymoron.
The reader can infer that Lisette's baking is not good, but her kind gesture makes it difficult to be honest about it.