Antithesis vs.

Oxymoron
In literature, juxtaposition means intentionally placing two things next to or near each other to show their
similarities and their differences.
An oxymoron is a specific kind of juxtaposition in which two contradictory words have combined into
one phrase.
An antithesis is a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism
of words that are the opposites of each other in clauses or sentences.

DIRECTIONS:
a) Highlight the words or phrases that show contrast of ideas.
b) Indicate whether each sentence includes an antithesis or an oxymoron.

1________ Jane has gotten herself into another fine mess.

2________ The white clouds popped against the blue sky.

3________ Carl and Pat have a love-hate relationship.

4________ A deafening silence filled the room.

5________ In a shelf filled with neutral-colored book spines, a single red spine stood out.

6________ She tried to cast her thoughts forward into the future, she felt pulled back by her past.

7________ That joke was seriously funny.

8________ The little girl slipped her tiny hand into the man's enormous one.

9________ Mary is having another minor crisis.