Puns, Oxymorons, Symbolism

What is a Pun?

• Play on words: a joke 
• An idiom 
• Pickle and onion mix

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Jumbo shrimp

This is an example of:

• Pun

• Oxymoron

• Tone

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Small Crowd:

This is an example of:

• Pun

• Oxymoron

• Tone

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A pun is a form of _________ that has two meanings.

• game

• sonnet

• metaphor

• wordplay

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CCSS.L.8.5A

A pun is a form of _________ that has two meanings.

• game

• sonnet

• metaphor

• wordplay

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CCSS.L.8.5A

A combination of seemingly contradictory words

• Oxymoron
• Malapropism
• Aside
• Monologue
• Soliloquy

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Which of the following sentences contains an oxymoron?

• The sun was shining brightly in the clear sky.

• The deafening silence filled the room.

• She was as busy as a bee.

• He ran like the wind.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the oxymoron in the following sentence: "The comedian's act was seriously funny."

• comedian's act

• seriously funny

• act was

• funny

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following best explains the meaning of the oxymoron "bittersweet"?

• Something that is both bitter and sweet in taste.

• Something that is both happy and sad at the same time.

• Something that is neither bitter nor sweet.

• Something that is very sweet.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

In the sentence "The silence was deafening," what literary device is being used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept