Tasha, clearly confused, stared at mrs. groban—she didn’t know how to answer the question. her mouth gaped open and moved up and down, but she could not find any words to articulate. "ms. henderson, will you answer the question? " mrs. groban sneered sweetly. once again, tasha was speechless. her blue eyes began to water under the pressure. what was that question? if only if i had listened to the question, i wouldn’t be in this predicament, tasha thought. "i’m waiting," mrs. groban said, drumming her fingers on the computer desk. "ahem," escaped from tasha’s mouth. oh, no! why did i do that? i don’t have anything to say—i am completely unprepared for this class. what was mrs. groban talking about earlier in class. ., tasha began as her thoughts trailed off. "mrs. groban, i’m sorry it took so long to for me to answer your question. i just wanted to make sure that my answer was concise," tasha said, trying to buy some more time. with an icy smile, mrs. groban said, "of course. " suddenly, tasha eyes brightened. i know the answer! tasha realized. read the following sentence from the passage. with an icy smile, mrs. groban said, "of course. " jonah is reading the passage and believes that the phrase "icy smile" is an oxymoron. why does he believe this? the words "icy" and "smile" add to the passage's dialogue. the words "icy" and "smile" are opposite in meaning. the words "icy" and "smile" describe a person's feature. the words "icy" and "smile" both have long i sounds.