3.4.3 Test (CST): Literary Criticism Question 19 of 20 Which sentence contains an example of an oxymoron? A. The leaves danced about in the tree , happy the fall wind had set them free. B. She ran up the steps like a gazelle and disappeared into the house. C. There was a sharp softness to the accumulating thunderclouds. D. Her summer vacation went by in the blink of an eye.

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3.4.3 Test (CST): Literary Criticism Question 19 of 20 Which sentence contains an example of an oxymoron? A. The leaves danced about in the tree , happy the fall wind had set them free. B. She ran up the steps like a gazelle and disappeared into the house. C. There was a sharp softness to the accumulating thunderclouds. D. Her summer vacation went by in the blink of an eye.

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C. There was a sharp softness to the accumulating thunderclouds.This sentence contains an example of an oxymoron, as it juxtaposes contradictory terms "sharp" and "softness" to create a vivid and paradoxical image of the thunderclouds.

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