Match each literary device with the excerpt in which it is used.

euphemism

oxymoron

dramatic irony

"In this story I read ... " 1) dramatic irony

"Marla, don't tease Sandy ... " 2) Oxymoron

"Unsure if he was safe ... " 3) Dramatic irony

euphemism oxymoron dramatic irony Excerpts Literary Devices In this story I read, Karen assumes her sister Mira is flushed with joy at learning of her eldest son's imminent return from the battle front. But the narrator makes it clear that Mira is beginning to wonder about the anti-war letters she recently sent to the president. "Marla, don't tease Sandy about how much she's been eating lately. For all you know she might have another bun in the oven." Unsure if he was really safe from the tiger he spotted earlier, Johan's heart beat quickly as he crouched and listened to the screaming silence of the forest. I rights reserved