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Match the quotes with the literary devices they use.
"O miserable abundance, O
beggarly riches!"
-John Donne
"How is it possible to have a
civil war?
- George Carlin
What a pity that youth must
be wasted on the young."
- George Bernard Shaw
Paradox
1 can resist anything but
temptation."
- Oscar Wilde
Oxymoron

Answer 1

This question asks to match quotes with their literary devices, including paradox and oxymoron.

Step-by-step explanation:

Match the quotes with the literary devices they use.

• Paradox: "O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!" - John Donne
• Oxymoron: "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young." - George Bernard Shaw

The quote "How is it possible to have a civil war?" by George Carlin does not demonstrate a specific literary device.

An example of an oxymoron is the quote by Oscar Wilde: "I can resist anything but temptation."

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