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What is the
definition of Oxymoron?
How do you define Oxymoron? What is a Oxymoron? The word derives
from the Greek term derived from oxy ("sharp") and moros
("dull"). Plural: oxymorons. The
definition of Oxymoron is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Oxymoron - a poetic device |
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Definition: Conjoining
contradictory terms. A combination of contradictory
terms, also might considered a paradox
Example: deafening silence,
a wise fool, bitter sweet and cruel kindness |
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Definition of Oxymoron
- a poetic device |
Examples of Oxymoron in Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Oxymoron
examples can be found by the most famous poets including Milton,
Donne and Tennyson
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John
Milton's description of God in Paradise Lost as 'Dark
with excessive bright
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"And faith
unfaithful kept him falsely true" from Idylls of the
King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"O miserable
abundance, O beggarly riches!" by the poet John Donne
from "Devotions on Emergent Occasions"
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"I do here
make humbly bold to present them with a short account of
themselves... " by the poet and author Jonathan Swift
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"She's All
My Fancy Painted Him" by the poet and author Lewis
Carroll
List of
Oxymoron Poems
Examples Help! Use
of Oxymoron in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Oxymoron can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Oxymoron
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Oxymoron make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Oxymoron use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Oxymoron
Figures of
speech such as Oxymoron adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
