Question

drag each label to the correct category.
match the quotes with the literary devices they use.

paradox

oxymoron

\o miserable abundance, o beggarly riches!\
— john donne

\how is it possible to have a civil war?\
— george carlin

\what a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.\
— george bernard shaw

\i can resist anything but temptation.\
— oscar wilde

Explanation:

To solve this, we first recall the definitions of Paradox (a statement that seems contradictory but has a deeper truth) and Oxymoron (a figure of speech with contradictory terms in a phrase).

Step 1: Analyze each quote

• “O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!” – John Donne

Contains contradictory terms (miserable + abundance, beggarly + riches) in a phrase → Oxymoron.

• “How is it possible to have a civil war?” – George Carlin

A civil war is inherently contradictory (war implies conflict, “civil” implies unity) → Paradox (asks about the contradiction of a “civil” war).

• “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw

Contradicts expectations (youth is associated with vitality, but here it’s “wasted” on the young) → Paradox (a seemingly contradictory observation).

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

Contradicts itself (claiming to resist “anything” but admitting to failing at “temptation”) → Paradox (a self-contradictory statement).

Step 2: Categorize

• Paradox: Quotes that present contradictory ideas/truths:
• “How is it possible to have a civil war?” – George Carlin
• “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw
• “I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde

• Oxymoron: Quote with contradictory terms in a phrase:
• “O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!” – John Donne

Final Categorization Table

Category	Quotes
	“What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – G.B. Shaw
	“I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde
Oxymoron	“O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!” – John Donne

(If you need to “drag and drop” the quotes, place the three paradoxical quotes under “Paradox” and the oxymoron quote under “Oxymoron.”)

Answer:

To solve this, we first recall the definitions of Paradox (a statement that seems contradictory but has a deeper truth) and Oxymoron (a figure of speech with contradictory terms in a phrase).

Step 1: Analyze each quote

• “O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!” – John Donne

Contains contradictory terms (miserable + abundance, beggarly + riches) in a phrase → Oxymoron.

• “How is it possible to have a civil war?” – George Carlin

A civil war is inherently contradictory (war implies conflict, “civil” implies unity) → Paradox (asks about the contradiction of a “civil” war).

• “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw

Contradicts expectations (youth is associated with vitality, but here it’s “wasted” on the young) → Paradox (a seemingly contradictory observation).

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

Contradicts itself (claiming to resist “anything” but admitting to failing at “temptation”) → Paradox (a self-contradictory statement).

Step 2: Categorize

• Paradox: Quotes that present contradictory ideas/truths:
• “How is it possible to have a civil war?” – George Carlin
• “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw
• “I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde

• Oxymoron: Quote with contradictory terms in a phrase:
• “O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!” – John Donne

Final Categorization Table

Category	Quotes
	“What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – G.B. Shaw
	“I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde
Oxymoron	“O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!” – John Donne

(If you need to “drag and drop” the quotes, place the three paradoxical quotes under “Paradox” and the oxymoron quote under “Oxymoron.”)