Juxtaposition Paradox and Oxymoron

What is oxymoron?

• contradictory elements combined in a phrase

• a specific type of juxtaposition

• none of them

As a literary device, oxymoron is used to make certain word combinations more thought-provoking to stand out. 

• True

• False

• No idea

What is the purpose of oxymorons?

• True

• False

• No idea

The purposes of oxymorons are _____.

• Dramatic effect

• Entertainment

• Present words in a new way

What is the difference between oxymoron and paradox?

• True

• False

• No idea

What is the difference between oxymoron and paradox?

• True

• False

• No idea

Which is an example of oxymoron in the following passage

He’s a strange, sleepy, silent person. He’s an unpopular celebrity, if you know what I mean. I wouldn’t recommend that you watch his show, not for a million bucks!

• strange, sleepy, silent

• unpopular celebrity

• if you know what I mean

The image represents what literary device?

• visual imagery

• situational irony

• paradox

• juxtaposition

• oxymoron

Which literary device is present in the chorus of this song?

• juxtaposition

• oxymoron

• paradox

• situational irony

"I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" is an example of what kind of literary device?

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Personification