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Oxymoron definition and examples pdf Continue Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two seemingly contradictory and contradictory elements are compared. In the literature, oxymore, also known as oxymorons, often reveals a paradox. The word oxymoron itself is an oxymoron. It comes from the ancient Greek word oxumoron, a compound of the words oxus, which means sharp or kin and driction, which means blunt or stupid. So it means something like a wise stupidity. Oxymore often pairs words such as the adjective noun combination of a new classic or a big sip, or a noun verb combination such as silent whistles. Oxymore can also be found in phrases or sentences that have a juxtaposition of contradictory concepts. The difference between an oxymoron and the paradox of oxymoron and paradox is very similar concepts, and the definition of an oxymoron states that sometimes they can represent a paradox. The difference is that the paradox is often used in literature to give unexpected ideas, while oxymoron does not necessarily lead to any idea. Paradoxes usually defy intuition in that they combine seemingly contradictory concepts to hint at a deeper truth. Oxymore, on the other hand, is often easy to understand meaning even while the terms involved are usually used to mean opposite things. Common examples of Oxymoron there are many examples of oxymoron that have become common phrases, such as: controlled chaos kill with the kindness of old news a small giant original instance even chances of an elevated subway there are also many known quotes that contain oxymorons, such as: I always avoid prophecy in advance, because it is a much better prophecy after the event has already occurred. - Winston Churchill Is a step forward, although there has been no progress. - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt was nothing. Stolen. I had an honest thief. - Donald Trump We must believe in free will. We don't have a choice. - Isaac B. Singer I am a deeply superficial person. - Andy Warhol Other languages have promoted oxymore in English, such as the Chinese concept of yin-yang. The famous black and white round symbol, express yin-yang, shows a drop of white in black and side and, conversely, a little black in the white side. This means that even opposites contain a little each other. Thus, the yin-yang symbol is also a visual representation of the oxymoron. The Italian word pianoforte is also an oxymoron, in what the piano means quite and the forte means loudly. It was the original name of the instrument, which later became a piano (short for the original word). The meaning of oxymoron in literature Authors have used oxymore throughout the history of literature for many reasons. Sometimes an oxymoron can draw attention to the dual nature of an object or concept - something, for example, can be sweet and sad sad (Shakespeare famously wrote that partings are such sweet sorrows). This makes the reader think more deeply about the many meanings of experience. Oxymora can also simply present the concept in a new light to emphasize the author's work. Author Oscar Wilde used a lot of oxymores for comedic effect, and many of these statements entered the popular consciousness, like his statement I can resist anything but temptation. Examples of Oxymoron in literature Example #1 Alas, that love, whose gaze is muted until now, must, without eyes, see the paths to his will! Where are we going to have lunch? What fight was there? However, tell me no because I've heard it all. There's a lot to do with hate, but more with love. Why then, O fights love, Oh loving hatred, O nothing first created! About heavy lightness, serious vanity, deformed chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather lead, bright smoke, cold fire, poor health, still waking sleep, that's not what it is! This love feel like I am, that I don't feel love in it. Shakespeare used many examples of oxymoron in his works, and his famous tragic play Romeo and Juliet contains several oxymors. Only in this one short passage there are many back-to-back oxymors. For example, examples of oxymoron are loving hatred, heavy lightness, lead pen, bright smoke, cold fire and ill health. Same slightly longer lines: Nothing from nothing, Missapen chaos is well of seeming forms, and this love feel like I feel that I don't feel love in it. An interesting function of these many oxymore is to illustrate the difficult dualities of love and the extremes that a person can feel when in love. The theme of Romeo and Juliet is, of course, that tragic love and very relationship of two oxymoron lovers, as Juliet says: My only love arose from my only hatred! An example of #2 down close blackout bands they sang their way to the siding shed, and lined up on a train with darkly gay faces. Their breasts are stuck all white with a wreath and spray like men are dead. In this poem by Wilfred Owen, soldiers prepare for war. They try to put on a good face as the public sends them, but they know that they are heading into uncertainty and terror. Thus, their faces are darkly gay - an oxymoron, but certainly understandable given the circumstances. An example of #3 as far as faith is concerned, I can believe in anything, provided it's absolutely incredible. (Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray picture) Oscar Wilde, as mentioned above, liked to use oxymore in his works for comedic effect. In this case, the oxymoron is created by matching believe and incredible. The word incredible etymologically comes from a negative credible which Believable. So Wilde basically wrote that his character would believe everything you can't believe in. It adds to the feeling of character having something wild imagination and being uninterested in everything that is too simple. An example #4 all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. (George Orwell's Animal Farm) In George Orwell's famous satire Animal Farm, the animals kick out human owners and try to run the farm themselves. At first, Chief Napoleon creates seven commandments for them, the most important of which is All animals are equal. However, over time, the commandments begin to change, just as Napoleon's behavior towards other animals begins to change. In the end he changes this key commandment to the quote above: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Of course, this new commandment is one of the many examples of oxymoron in the new system of leadership. Some animals being more equal than others are not actually possible, according to the first half of the statement. Orwell used this quote precisely to emphasize the hypocrisy of the Russian Revolution. He wrote to Animal Farm to criticize the form of communism adopted in Russian language after the revolution, showing that there really is no real equality in the new system. Test your knowledge of Oxymoron 1. Which of the following statements is the best definition of oxymoron? A. Absolutely meaningless pairing words that make no sense when used together. B. A figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory terms are compared. C. A silly phrase that is cliched and banal. The answer to the question #1 Show is the right answer. A is not correct, since oxymore does make sense and can be understood as meaning. 2. Which of the following statements is an example of an oxymoron? A. Deliberate error B. Rotten Banana C. Stupid idiot Answer to the question #2 Show'lt;/qgt; The answer: A is the right answer. The mistake, by definition, is that a person does not want to do, while intentional is the opposite. However, one can imagine how this situation might arise, for example, if a spender makes an accounting error in order to confuse the flow of funds. 3. Which of the following words, following the word partial, create an oxymoron? A. Silence B. Success of K. Ceasefire D. All of the above answer to the question #3 Show'lt;/gt; Answer: D is the correct answer, as all of these concepts mean completeness to them. For example, there is either no ceasefire or no cease-fire; he's either silent or he's not. However, it is easy to imagine situations for all these oxymores, such as a project that has been successful in some respects and not in others. 4. Which of the following lines from Shakespeare's Sonnet 72 an example of an oxymoron? A. There is nothing worthy in me to prove B. Unless you come up with some virtuous lie S. My name will be buried, where my body is answered to #4 show' Although it may sound like, a no-oxymoron is not what you can call your little brother when he's bugging you. Rather, oxymoron is a cool literary device that you can use in your creative writing. We'll go through what an oxymoron is, and then we'll show you four oxymoron examples from pop culture and literature. We'll also provide you with an extensive list of oxymorons so you can get a better feel for what oxymorons look and sound like. What is Oxymoron? Oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two seemingly contradictory or opposing ideas to create a certain rhetorical or poetic effect and reveal a deeper truth. Typically, ideas will come as two separate words side by side. The most common type of oxymoron is an adjective followed by a noun. One of the oxymoron example is the deaf silence that describes silence, which is so overwhelming it almost feels deafening, or very loud, just as the actual sound will be.

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