Read the excerpt from act 2 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet. Which pair of words from the excerpt is an oxymoron?

In this scene Laurence says

"These violent delights have violent ends,

And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,

Which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey

Is loathsome in his own deliciousness

And in the taste confounds the appetite:

Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;

Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow."

This creates a serious mood in the play, the words violent delight create an oxymoron.  Violent delights creates an oxymoron because violent is not normally associated with delight which is normally happy.  

being untruthful

eating too much

overstaying one's welcom

this is that correct answer.

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hmm, lets see here. okay! so, i don't know the passages exactly since i haven't taken that quiz before, but! i will try to the best i can.

if you need on what igbo means, ill give you a hand.

igbo means a member of a people of southeastern nigeria.

so, they're asking you, "what passage uses igbo words or phrases and in at least 100 words, identify the kinds of context clues the author uses to hint at the words' meaning."

so basically, don't stress or over look this.

look closely at the passages and see if you can spot any of those hints! it doesn't have to be all, remember, its a quiz! no right or wrong answers.

the teachers are always there to and if you are struggling on this topic they will notice it in your score on the quiz and you.

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