Question

100 POINTS

Read the excerpt from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.

Using your knowledge of figurative language, the bold-faced section is an example of which technique?

Allusion
Meiosis
Oxymoron
Paradox

Answer 1

oxymoron

Step-by-step explanation:

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

A figure of speech that combines conflicting terms with opposite meanings, such as "old news," "deafening quiet," or "organized chaos," is an oxymoron. Oxymorons may appear nonsensical at first, but they generally make sense in context.