What is the meaning of this oxymoron? helen kept her eyes wide shut as she read the telegram informing her of her husbands tragic fate while climbing the rocky peak.

A). Helen did not want to face the sad news she received.

Explanation:

Oxymoron exemplifies the literary device or figure of speech that includes words or phrases which are self-contradictory. It offers a blend of words or ideas that oppose each other. The incongruous words are combined by the author to create a rhetoric effect. In the given example too, Helen keeps her eyes 'wide' and 'shut' at the same time which is proposing a contradiction. The author intends to offer a meaning by employing oxymoron that Helen was unwilling to face the sad news she received. Thus, the answer is option A.

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