What is the literary device used in this quote? 10.50K viewsJuly 16, 2015 Carla0 July 16, 2015 0 Comments ‘Hope and despair, optimism and rage. I couldn’t seem to climb off this emotional rollercoaster’. 1 Answer ActiveVotedNewestOldest 0 English Tutor2.75K Posted September 12, 2015 0 Comments This quote has used oxymoron because it contains contradictory words joined together, hope and despair and optimism and rage. Register or Login