English

Question

Which rhetorical DEVICE is putting two contrasting elements together that

are so unalike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling?

• Parallelism

• Oxymoron

• Juxtaposition

• Simile

Answer

Oxymoron

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An oxymoron is a rhetorical device that puts two contrasting elements together that are so unalike that the effect is surprising, witty, or...