Question

What example of oxymoron

(two opposite words put
together) do you find in the
highlighted section of "Do Not
Go Gentle Into That Good
Night"?
A. see, sight
B. "blinding sight"
C. "near death"

Answer 1

The highlighted section of 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' contains the oxymoron 'blinding sight.'

Step-by-step explanation:

In the highlighted section of the poem 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,' the example of an oxymoron is B. 'blinding sight.' An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms, and in this case, 'blinding' and 'sight' are opposite because 'blinding' suggests loss of vision, while 'sight' suggests the ability to see clearly.

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