Paradoxes and Oxymorons

Placing side by side two contradictory words that make logical sense when explained.

• paradox
• hyperbole
• personification 
• oxymoron 

Placing two contradictory phrases or ideas that, through deeper analysis, make logical sense. 

• onomatopoeia
• oxymoron 
• paradox
• allusion 

deafening silence

• oxymoron 
• paradox
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration 

While at the restaurant, Amy said, "I would like a heavy serving of appetizers." Here statement contains__________________.

• oxymoron 
• alliteration 
• simile
• allusion 

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

• oxymoron 
• paradox
• simile
• metaphor

"As the sun goes down and rises each day, so does our opportunity to start over and begin a new day."

• analogy (a comparison of two things)
• allusion 
• personification 
• hyperbole

"Water is cheaper than diamonds, yet humans need water, not diamonds, to survive."

• hyperbole
• paradox
• allusion 
• simile

"The brazen boy laughed defiantly at the corpse in the casket."

• assonance
• alliteration 
• analogy 
• personification 

"The lone, level sand stretched as far as the eye could see."

• analogy 
• assonance
• alliteration 
• metaphor

"Your harsh criticisms are like fish hooks that pierce my confidence."

• simile
• metapor
• hyperbole
• personification