Literary device

What is an oxymoron?

• giving human traits to objects or ideas
• a phrase that means something else than what it says
• repeating the same initial sound in neighboring words
• words or phrases that are contradictory

There is a real love-hate relationship developing between the two of them.

• paradox

• euphemism

• oxymoron

deafening silence

• oxymoron 
• paradox
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration 

An oxymoron is a(n)...

• story

• contradiction

• exaggeration

• lie

The comedian was seriously funny. The underlined sentence has an example of an oxymoron (T or F).

• True

• False

"Such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson.

• is a oxymoron

• not a oxymoron

Which is an example of an Oxymoron?

• The sun is smiling

• Jumbo Shrimp

• Krispy Kreme

• I am so tired I can sleep for a year.

Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• small crowd

• lemon head

• jump ship

Which of the following is not an oxymoron?

• bittersweet
• civil war
• still moving
• pretty ugly

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "bitter?"

• sweet

• secret

• hot

• choice