Juxtaposition Paradox and Oxymoron

"The wise fool is burning my taco" employs what kind of literary device?

• oxymoron

• metaphor

• personification

• irony

a device in which normally unassociated words or phrases are placed next to one another, often creating an effect of surprise and wit

• juxtaposition

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• paradox

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

• oxymoron

• juxtaposition

• allusion

• paradox

Which device?

• juxtaposition

• metaphor

• simile

• parallelism

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

• oxymoron

• paradox

• parallelism

• juxtaposition

Which device?

• oxymoron

• paradox

• parallelism

• metaphor

Which device?

• simile

• oxymoron

• paradox

• metaphor

What is the following rhetorical device?: The placement of two things, ideas, images etc.. next to each other for the purpose of comparison and contrast.

• anaphora

• paradox

• juxtaposition

• zeugma

What is the following rhetorical device?: A special kind of precise paradox that brings together two contradictory terms.

• anaphora

• antithesis

• oxymoron

• paradox

What is the primary purpose of juxtaposition?

• to draw attention to the similarities or differences between two things

• to create a fluidity, rhythm and positive tone

• to create a sense of urgency and chaos

• to create irony and develop satire