Which phrase from the passage is an oxymoron?

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elixir [45]4 years ago

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Answer:

"happy dagger" and "timeless end"

Explanation:

The answer to your question would be that the phrases from the passage that are oxymorons are the following ones: "happy dagger" and "timeless end". An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory ideas appear together. As a dagger is a weapon, it is wear that it appears next to a positive adjective such as "happy".

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