Question

Select two examples of the oxymoron below. a) it’s a definite maybe that talia will come to the party. b) it just be cruel to be kind c) there was a deafening silence in the stadium. d) she was busy doing nothing.

Answer 1

Options a) and c)

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which there are contradictory terms in conjunction.

The two examples of oxymoron are as follows:

a) it’s a definite maybe that Talia will come to the party.

Here, contradictory terms are definite, maybe

c) there was a deafening silence in the stadium.

Here, contradictory terms are deafening, silence