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An oxymoron (plurals: oxymorons and oxymora) is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction. As a rhetorical device , an oxymoron illustrates a point to communicate and reveal a paradox .
Tropes (from Greek trepein, 'to turn') change the general meaning of words. An example of a trope is irony, which is the use of words to convey the opposite of their usual meaning ("For Brutus is an honorable man; / So are they all, all honorable men"). During the Renaissance, scholars meticulously enumerated and classified figures of speech.
Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant in such a way that it is obvious what the true intention is. [1]Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes.
The post 26 of the Funniest Oxymoron Examples appeared first on Reader's Digest. A closer look at these contradictory phrases and quotes will make you laugh. 26 of the Funniest Oxymoron Examples
Healthy dessert may sound like an oxymoron, but it turns out there are plenty of foods that can help you get your sweet fix in a healthy way. ... Components of the cocoa bean have photoprotective ...
An oxymoron is a rhetorical device involving the use of contradiction. Oxymoron may also refer to: Oxymoron (band), a punk band; Oxymoron (Nik Kershaw album), a 2020 album; Oxymoron (Schoolboy Q album), a 2014 album; The Oxymoron, a student newspaper at the University of Oxford
"It gave the oxymoron meaning. I'm not too big (6 foot, 220 pounds), I'm not small. I'm blessed and thankful. I trusted God and everything happened. It made me feel like a little giant." mhorn ...
"Sarcasm does not necessarily involve irony and irony has often no touch of sarcasm". [85] Irony: "A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed by the words used; usually taking the form of sarcasm or ridicule in which laudatory expressions are used to imply condemnation or contempt". [86]