Irony and Oxymoron

“I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde

• Oxymoron

• IRONY

• PARADOX

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

Which is an example of verbal irony?

• Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

• I am like a lion.

• The news sailed across the ocean.

• None of The above

I am nobody.

• OXYMORON

• PARADOX

• IRONY

Identify the type of Irony.

In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully, to save her life. On the way to the hospital, the ambulance is hit by a semi-truck, and everyone onboard the ambulance is killed.

Identify the type of Irony.

In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier. That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.

Identify the type of Irony.

A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “wonderful weather we’re having!”

Identify the figurative language:

if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything

Identify the figurative language:

A marriage counselor filed for divorce.

Identify the figurative language:

"I know one thing; that I know nothing."

Identify the figurative language:



The best advice I have for you is: don’t listen to advice.