Which of these sentences contains an oxymoron?

A. Mr. Keynes was a workaholic who found vacations to be about as relaxing as six rounds wrestling with an alligator.

B. Despite his desire to travel during his week off, Mr. Keynes was unable to think of any vacation spot as suitable as his own living room.

C. The island landscape seemed to come alive before Mr. Keynes' very eyes, flora and fauna swimming through his vision in every direction.

D. Although he didn't want to, Mr. Keynes took his laptop along with his bathing suit and other holiday clothes because this was a working vacation.

5 answers

No, it's not A.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxymoron
Is it D?
Yes, it's D. A working vacation is an oxymoron.
my answer is d
i got D!!
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