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OXYMORON
MOUHOUBI FAIZA
G: 02
Oxymoron Definitions
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.
The word oxymoron is derived from the Greek oxumōros, 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.
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
Examples
CRUEL EXAMPLES OF OXYMORON
Gourmet pizza, served by a fast waiterWork partyLoners clubPretty ugly
Silent women
Civil servant
FUNNY EXAMPLES OXYMORON:
Dry lake
Living dead
Numb sensation
Same difference
Stand down
Metal woods
Park drive
Vegetarian meatballs
OXYMORON PHRASES:
Click the start button, and shut downFirst strike defenceAlone in a crowdPersonalized form letterI'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
AMUSING OXYMORON
Freezer burn, caused by liquid gas, created an anxious patient
Open secret - clearly confusedFound missing Tight slacks We climbed down into a blocked drainSoft rock, as shown on educational
television