Identifying and Using Oxymorons

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

• True

• False

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Is this an oxymoron?

• Yes
• No

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"I am a deeply superficial person." - Andy Warhol
What is the oxymoron in this sentence?

• Superficial Person
• I am
• Deeply Superficial

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

• Beautiful Face
• Such a
• Joyful Sadness
• Beautiful 

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Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• It's a happy medium
• It's a sunny morning
• It's a calculated risk
• It's a great choice

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Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?

• mild hot sauce
• comfortable misery 
• a wise fool 
•  a smart decision 

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Poor health
Pretty ugly
Passed Away
Random order
All of the following are oxymorons except...

• Poor health
• Pretty ugly
• Passed away
• Random order

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

• True

• False

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Senior citizen is an oxymoron (T or F).

• True

• False

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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

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