Oxymoron - a contradictory term.

Today S5 learnt about Oxymorons – contradictory terms.  We want to recognise them in our reading, and the expert writers will experiment with using oxymoron’s in their writing. 

The following are the oxymorons S5 wrote together after looking at a list of opposites (antonyms).

The youthful resident in the Pensioner’s Home.

The snail sprinted over the finish line.

The giant ant.

Inside the garden.

My favourite sweets are sour lollies.

A gentle thunder clap.

The snail of cheetahs was at the rear of the pack.

The turbo snail.

A miniature truck.

The watery sun shone down.

The ice burnt me.

The massive marble.

The running skeleton.

The firey moon.