An oxymoron is a figure of speech where two opposites are drawn together in what looks like an impossible combination - e.g. heavy lightness or visible darkness.
Create a game of pelmanism containing opposites. Players must match the opposite pairs.
Having played the game ask students to use the pairs that they have won to create a sentence describing love or happiness. Model and example first so that students understand how the imagery works.
Discuss why oxymorons work.
Either ask students to identify the oxymorons in the play that they are studying or provide them with the oxymorons and the references so that they can find them in the play. Ask students on their own or in small groups to explain what the effect of the oxymoron is.
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