Paradoxes and Oxymorons

Which of the folowing is an oxymoron?

• You can save money by spending it
• Large dot
• Bitter sweet
• This sentence is false

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An oxymoron is:

• Two ideas that seem to make sense
• Conflicting words or phrases set next to each other
• None of these

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An oxymoron is made up of just TWO words or phrases

• True
• False

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Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• Which came first: chicken or egg?
• Definitely maybe
• If you didn't get this message, call me
• Tiny shrimp

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Oxymorons and paradoxes can be mistaken for one another

• True
• False

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Which of hte following is a paradox?

• Hot ice
• The nights are brighter than day
• The nights are darker than day
• Cold ice

A paradox is always true

• True
• False

A paradox is:

• Two opposing ideas within a sentence/phrase
• Two words with opposing meanings
• Two identical ideas within a sentence/phrase
• Two words with identical meanings

Paradox can be used interchangeably with irony and contradiction

• True
• False

Paradox and oxymoron serve the same literary purpose

• True
• False