Question

Read the following passage spoken by Juliet.

Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.
Good-night, good-night! parting is such sweet sorrow!
That I shall say good-night till it be morrow. (II. ii. 200-202)

Of what motif is it an example, and how do you know?

A)Oxymoron; it does not make sense, but it is true anyway.
B)Oxymoron; sweet is not a word that one would typically use to describe sorrow.
C)Symbolism; the parting is symbolic of their ultimate deaths.
D)Dramatic irony; the reader already knows what is going to happen.

Answer 1

I'd narrow it down to either C.) or D.)

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

An oxymoron is the combination of two contradictory words.

The words "sweet sorrow" create an oxymoron because a positive adjective is being used to describe a negative noun.