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OxymoronSet 1

1Big baby

2A figure of speech where two words that contradict are put together. Example: "Jumbo Shrimp"

3The room was dimly lit.

4Using two contradictory words for a special effect.Example: jumbo shrimp

5A figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are juxtaposed (side-by-side).

6FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE-EXAMPLE-The man is a wise fool.

7Identify the figure of speech in these lines:But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero;

8What does 'oxymoron' refer to in literature?

9"Misshapen chaos of well-seeming formsFeather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health ..... " -Romeo (Act 1, Scene 1)

10Section 2: Identifying Figures of Speech. For each sentence or phrase, identify the figure of speech being used: The silence in the room was deafening.

11Jumbo shrimp

12"I'll give you a definite maybe." What figure of speech is this?

13Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect; Jumbo shrimp, bittersweet, a definite maybe, seriously funny

14In the phrase "silence screamed through the room," what literary device is used?

15Identify the figurative language:After the accident occur, there was a deafening silence.

16Words together in a line that have opposite meanings ("Oh loving hate!")

17What figure of speech is this it is a beautiful ugly gown you are wearing

18The following line features which literary device:"He possessed a cold fire in his eyes."

19A figure of speech containing two contradictory (opposite) words. Examples: Civil war, old news, and pretty ugly.

20Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Goodbyes are bittersweet."

21The following is the example of which SD: "Feather of lead!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

22"Parting is such a sweet sorrow." Which figurative language technique is used in this statement?

23Ramon ordered the jumbo shrimp from the menu. What is the above an example of?

24Dara thought the costumes were pretty ugly. What is the above an example of?

25This year has been bitter-sweet.

26Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "That joke was seriously funny."

27Larger half is an example of

28The use of contradictory words that together create a new meaning but individually the words are contradictory.

29"Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!"

30*Great Depression*Jumbo shrimp*Cruel to be Kind *Pain for pleasure*Clearly confused*Act naturally*Painfully beautiful

31He is an honourable villain.

32Two opposite words put together for an effect.

33Define Oxymoron:

34Identify the figure of speech: "And faithful unfaithful kept him falsely true" .

35Who said "fair is foul, and foul is fair" ?

36What type of figurative language is shown?The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.

37Which literary device is used in Kubla Khan: "A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice" ?

38"Bittersweet" is an example of what?

39Words that contradict themselves (ex: jumbo shrimp)

40"Bittersweet memories." This is:

41The literary device "oxymoron" refers to:

42Context: In "The Story of an Hour" , Louise feels "a monstrous joy" at her husband's death. The diction "monstrous joy" suggests:

43A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together (example: "loving hate," "brawling love")

44What is the literary term for an expression that combines contradictory words? Example: Cold fire or Organized chaos.

45POETIC DEVICE: "The win was bitter sweet."

46'She is clearly confused'

47A figure of speech that uses two opposite words together

48"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?

49POETIC DEVICE: The name "BIGGIE SMALLS"

50My favourite movie is The Night of the Living Dead.

51Jumbo shrimp is an example of .....

52That movie was seriously funny.

53Freezer burn

54The car quickly slowed down.This is an example of .....

55'Exploding comfortably' is an example of .....

56Identify the figure of speech" "Albert Einstein was a dumb genius who failed in school" .

57Which figure of speech is used in the next sentence:"No light, but rather darkness visible"-Paradise Lost

58In Act 1 Scene 1 Romeo is lovesick and says 'Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate!' What technique is this?

59Jill could not shake the feeling that Jack made a deliberate mistake to ensure that their project took more time. What figurative language device is being used in the sentence above?

60Section 2: Identifying Figures of Speech. For each sentence or phrase, identify the figure of speech being used: We must agree to disagree on this point.

61This figure of speech uses incongruous or contradictory terms usually side by side with each other.