Oxymoron as a stylistic device (fayron Za)
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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. It conveys a truth or dramatic result through an incongruous pairing of words. There are several categories of oxymorons including puns, accidents, and paradoxes. Examples provided include "gourmet pizza", "loners club", "dry lake", "living dead", "numb sensation", "same difference", and phrases like "click the start button, and shut down" that pair contradictory ideas. The document explores definitions and categories of oxymorons and provides numerous examples.
Oxymoron as a stylistic device (fayron Za)
- 5. The dictionary definition: A rhetorical figure of speech in which contradictory terms are paired, for example, alone together, current history or boneless ribs. However, with an oxymoron the incongruous word pairing conveys a truth or a dramatic result.
- 7. The word oxymoron is derived from the Greek oxumros, which means 'obviously foolish', a Latin equivalent would be: contradictio in terminis. Incidentally, the related word sideroxylon specifically refers to a mismatch between the noun and its adjective, e.g. cold fire.
- 9. It is possible to sub-divide English oxymorons into three main categories: a) Pure puns such as gourmet pizza. b) Accidents, like an original copy. c) Paradoxes, my favorite example is 'serious joke'. d) An alternative zany definition for an oxymoron: One who forgets to breathe
- 11. Examples
- 13. CRUEL EXAMPLES OF OXYMORON Gourmet pizza, served by a fast waiter Work party Loners club Pretty ugly Silent women Civil servant
- 15. FUNNY EXAMPLES OXYMORON: Dry lake Living dead Numb sensation Same difference Stand down Metal woods Park drive Vegetarian meatballs
- 17. OXYMORON PHRASES: Click the start button, and shut down First strike defence Alone in a crowd Personalized form letter I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous! Always remember you're unique...just like everyone else! An oral contract isn't worth the paper its written on
- 19. AMUSING OXYMORON Freezer burn, caused by liquid gas, created an anxious patient Open secret - clearly confused Found missing Tight slacks We climbed down into a blocked drain Soft rock, as shown on educational television