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Oxyemoron

Definition:

An oxymoron is a rhetorical figure of speech in which contradictory or incongruous words appear side by side, creating a paradoxical effect.

Examples:

• Noun - Example: "The thunderous silence filled the room." The combination of "thunderous" and "silence" creates an oxymoron.
• Adjective - Example: "She wore a bittersweet smile." The contradictory emotions of "bitter" and "sweet" are expressed through the oxymoronic phrase.
• Verb - Example: "The comedian cleverly jumbo-shrunk his act." The verb "jumbo-shrunk" is an oxymoron as it combines the opposites of "jumbo" and "shrunk".

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• Oxymoron: The Paradoxical Rhetoric
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