Question

match the quotes with the literary devices they use.
\o miserable abundance, o beggarly riches!\ - john donne
\what a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.\ - george bernard shaw
\i can resist anything but temptation.\ - oscar wilde
\how is it possible to have a civil war?\ - george carlin
paradox oxymoron

Explanation:

• Paradox: A paradox is a statement that seems self - contradictory but may reveal a truth.
• "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young" by George Bernard Shaw: Youth is a valuable thing, but it is often not fully appreciated or used wisely by the young, which is a seemingly contradictory idea.
• "I can resist anything but temptation" by Oscar Wilde: Saying one can resist everything but the very thing that is hard to resist (temptation) is paradoxical.
• "How is it possible to have a civil war?" by George Carlin: A war is typically associated with violence and unrest, while "civil" implies civilized or proper behavior. The idea of a "civil war" is a paradox as it combines two seemingly opposing concepts.
• Oxymoron: An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory terms.
• "O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!" by John Donne: "Miserable" and "abundance" (usually thought of as a good thing) are contradictory, as are "beggarly" (poor - like) and "riches" (wealth).

Answer:

• Paradox: "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young." (George Bernard Shaw), "I can resist anything but temptation." (Oscar Wilde), "How is it possible to have a civil war?" (George Carlin)
• Oxymoron: "O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!" (John Donne)