Juxtaposition, Paradox and Oxymoron

Consider the following saying: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Why is this a juxtaposition example?

• In this case, dogs are being personified as able to learn tricks

• The reverse psychology of this proverb implies that you can indeed learn new things when you’ve gotten older.

• The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one’s ways.

• It is not juxtaposition

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Which of the following is an example of juxtaposition?

• A loud woman dating another loud woman

• A quiet man dating a quieter woman

• A quiet man dating a loud man

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Kelly Clarkson sings: "Oh, he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster." She is using...

• Paradox

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Situational Irony

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If you want peace, you must prepare for war.

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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Identify the paradox.

• She is an awfully good singer.

• It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

• The blank page stared back at me.

• They danced in the moonlight.

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I close my eyes so I can see.

• Juxtaposition

• Paradox

• Oxymoron

• Verbal Irony

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This image is an example of...

• Paradox

• Juxtaposition

• Oxymoron

• Situational Irony

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