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Simple figurative language ones:

Explain why the following are oxymorons:
1.) Act natural
2.) Original copy
3.) Seriously funny
4.) Clearly confused
5.) Jumbo shrimp

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If you act natural it’s not natural

An original COPY isn’t original because it’s a copy of the original

Seriously funny is saying something is seriously funny yet funny is an antonym of serious

Clearly confused is saying that confusion is clear; yet they are both antonyms of each other

Jumbo shrimp is an oxymoron because shrimp are rather small yet they are called jumbo which would usually mean grand or large, but it is saying that the shrimp is large compared to an average sized shrimp. Hope this helps
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