The choice that contains an oxymoron that creates a humorous effect is: "It was an orderly disaster." An oxymoron combines contradictory terms, and in this case, "orderly" and "disaster" juxtapose to create a humorous image of chaos that is somehow organized.
Which choice contains an oxymoron that creates a humorous effect?(1 point) Responses The cat slunk down the alley, its green eyes flashing brightly in the darkness. She stalked the mouse with cunning intelligence. The cat slunk down the alley, its green eyes flashing brightly in the darkness. She stalked the mouse with cunning intelligence. - no response given The detective walked through the scene of the crime, feeling a sense of baffled bewilderment. The criminal had not left behind a trace. The detective walked through the scene of the crime, feeling a sense of baffled bewilderment. The criminal had not left behind a trace. - no response given As she was walking along the shoreline, she slipped on a wet rock and fell. A jolt of icy hot pain instantly shot down her leg. As she was walking along the shoreline, she slipped on a wet rock and fell. A jolt of icy hot pain instantly shot down her leg. - incorrect During art class, the preschoolers coated everything in the room with paint of every color. It was an orderly disaster.
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