Shakespearean Drama Lit Terms - Pun & Oxymoron

This is an example of a...

• oxymoron

• pun

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CCSS.L.8.5A

"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence. The underlined sentence has an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.8.5A

An elephant’s opinion carries a lot of weight. The underlined sentence is an example of a...

• pun

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead. The underlined sentence is an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron

The tallest building in town is the library — it has thousands of stories! The underlined sentence is an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron

The comedian was seriously funny. The underlined sentence has an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Her singing was enough to raise the living dead. The underlined sentence has an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

His new girlfriend really is pretty ugly. The underlined sentence has an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds. The underlined sentence is an example of...

• pun

• oxymoron