What is an oxymoron in the book Speak?

Answer 1

Tough love. Sour sugar. Barbed velvet. Silent talk.

That is found in Rent Round 3, I don't have the page number, though, because I read on my kindle. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

An oxymoron is a literary device where two words that have opposite means are adjacent and used to emphasize a message, mood, or tone. An author uses an oxymoron to show contrast.

EXAMPLES:

• Loud silence - loud and silence have contradicting meanings
• Almost done - this one is harder to understand. "Almost" is not done yet while "done" is finished.
• Awfully nice - self explanatory
• Original copy
• Dark light
• Small crowd

Answer 3

An example of an oxymoron in the book "Speak" is when Melinda describes the school's cheerleaders as "smart Barbie dolls." This phrase juxtaposes the stereotype of cheerleaders being attractive but unintelligent with the idea of them being intelligent.