Oxymoron
Definition:
Oxymoron is a significant literary device as it allows the author to use contradictory, contrasting concepts placed together in a manner that actually ends up making sense in a strange, and slightly complex manner. An oxymoron is an interesting literary device because it helps to perceive a deeper level of truth and explore different layers of semantics while writing.
Example:
Sometimes we cherish things of little value.
He possessed a cold fire in his eyes.
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66 comments postedRunning over the same old ground. Is this one?
Bitter Sweet
Is "Hate Love" An Oxymoron?
would too tired to sleep be an oxymoron ?
another oxymoron is "good grief"
Is GIANT DWARF an oxymoron?
"Pure evil" is probably not an oxymoron as 'pure' is used to mean 100%, not untainted. I think an oxymoron is really the use of somewhat contradictory words to add new meaning to expression.
Some of the earlier ones sounded like they came from George Carlin's comedy. Also, would "hot water heater" be an oxymoron???
hot water and heater are not opposites
Nobody says up south....
up south
Military intelligence is a cheeky joke. It is not an actual oxymoron. Cold as hell seems more like a cross between simily and oxymoron. Burning cold.
perfect imperfection
dull neon
hideous beauty
lead feather
idiotic genius
hope these help
I have NO idea. A surreal idea. I found an oxymoron: true surreal(ism)
contentious harmony. is one???
wouldn't common sense itself be an oxymoron?since a common sense isn't quite common these days...?
I don't think so. Here's an oxymoron: true surreal(ism)
numb common sense
This is very funny. I agree with Jumbo shrimp as an oxymoron.
Just think of two contradictory words and put them together.
does an oxymoron have to contain two terms literally next to each other? for example, "pretty ugly" those two terms are together. would a phrase be considered an oxymoron if the terms were separated by a few words?
Is "the smoothest roughness" an oxymoron?
The Little Giant
feather of lead
bright smoke
Tears of love
Little value doesn't seem like an oxymoron, as value is the term given of something's worth, not something of worth. So in this instance, the word value acts as more of a measurement than an adjective.
What's a better example of an oxymoron is pure evil, as purity and evil are on two different sides of the moral compass, there for exact opposites.
you are really smart and this is like the only sophisticated answer.
therefore
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stupid genious
greedy giver
alone together
dull roar
deafening silence
pretty ugly
sweet pain
terrible love
jumbo shrimp
act natural
natural lie
cold as hell
bittersweet
living dead
freezer burn
perfect mess
little value
HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is sweet pang an oxymoron?
It's from Twelfth Night by William Shakespear.
Ni...sweet pangs is not an oxymoron.
Natural lie
deafening silence
Military intelligence isn't an oxymoron...
It somehow makes sense
Military intelligence is the only good oxymoron. That and jumbo shrimp.
Is sweat pain an oxymoron?
would 'ruggedy smooth' be an oxymoron?
this is a cool one: "Its as cold as hell out here!"
Oxymorons are two oppisite meanings in one word.
Ex:
-bittersweet
-alone together
-living dead
-freezer burn
...i think you get the idea
It shows two "CONTRADICTING WORDS"
Like " bittersweet, act naturally"
Bitter and sweet are opposite words but they somehow just match together. You dont act and acting "naturally" is kinda stupid. But still it makes sense as per the given cntext thus it is an oxymoron.
Biggie smalls or a big guy named tiny
beautiful nonsense
What would "terror of ecstasy" be? An oxymoron or a paradox?
Deafening Silence
Perfect Mess
Oxymorons are hard to use, right? Is it like sarcasm?
I daresay not.
Like,
Awfully good: This pizza tastes awfully good.
Is that sarcasm?
No, I don't really think so.
They aren't really hard to use, they just make it look difficult by correcting each other over and over, though, I do agree that military intelligence is not an oxymoron.
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Would terrible beauty be an oxymoron? It's a phrase from Yeats' Easter 1916 poem.
"Military Intelligenc0"e isnt a oxymoron "jumbo shrimp" and "pretty ugly" are the only oxymorons
P.S military intelligence is sorta not, but french military intelligence sorta is
Pretty ugly is not really an oxymoron, because in that case, pretty doesn't mean beautiful, it means very.
Pretty is the opposite of ugly, so it is oxymoron. Another example: Awfully good
that person is right, "awfully" is another example, u just priced yourself wrong because, (it is popular in the way british people speak) using the word awfully means very because the word has a double meaning
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