How does the writer use language to describe the events of the man trampling the child?

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Asked by Jasmine B #460874 on 9/9/2015 4:01 PM

Last updated by Chelsea U #469721 on 10/9/2015 3:34 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/9/2015 4:35 PM

The figurative language used to describe the trampling of the child is an oxymoron. No one calmly "tramples." Thus, the oxymoron.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Answered by Chelsea U #469721 on 10/9/2015 3:34 PM

He describes Mr Hyde as trampling over the child calmly which is fairly strange for someone to do which is linked to Mr Hyde's character.