Question

Which of the following sentences contains an oxymoron?
A.
"How should we format our summary? Should it be typed?" asked Tim after raising his hand.
B.
The class began reading The Tempest by William Shakespeare at the beginning of the year.
C.
Standing in front of the entire class, Owen begins to read his paper about The Great Gatsby.
D.
Mrs. Kitts announced, "I would like you all to write a detailed summary about the book."

Answer 1

D. "detailed summary" — a "summary" implies brevity while "detailed" implies thoroughness, so the phrase is an oxymoron.