Oxymoron

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

• True

• False

There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?

• Beautiful face

• Such a

• Joyful Sadness

• Beautiful

Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• It's a happy medium

• It's a sunny morning

• It's calculated risk

• It's a great choice

Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?

• mild hot sauce

• Comfortable misery

• A wise fool

• A smart desicion

True or False: The "Living dead" is an oxymoron

• True

• False

Senior citizen is an oxymoron (T or F).

• True

• False

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

• Found

• Lucky

• Secret

• Defeaning

Which of the following is not an oxymoron?

• Bittersweet

• Civil war

• Under the weather

• Pretty ugly

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

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Simile

• Metaphor

An oxymoron is:

• a figure of speech expressing comparison

• an exaggeration

• a play on words where two or more opposite words are joined together

• The same as hyperbole