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    An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. It is used in literature to make certain phrases more thought-provoking and stand out. Examples of common oxymorons include "jumbo shrimp", "living dead", and "deafening silence". Shakespeare frequently used oxymorons for dramatic effect in his plays like Romeo and Juliet. They can also be used for humor and entertainment by presenting contradictory ideas.

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    An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. It is used in literature to make certain phrases more thought-provoking and stand out. Examples of common oxymorons include "jumbo shrimp", "living dead", and "deafening silence". Shakespeare frequently used oxymorons for dramatic effect in his plays like Romeo and Juliet. They can also be used for humor and entertainment by presenting contradictory ideas.

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    An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. It is used in literature to make certain phrases more thought-provoking and stand out. Examples of common oxymorons include "jumbo shrimp", "living dead", and "deafening silence". Shakespeare frequently used oxymorons for dramatic effect in his plays like Romeo and Juliet. They can also be used for humor and entertainment by presenting contradictory ideas.

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    An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. It is used in literature to make certain phrases more thought-provoking and stand out. Examples of common oxymorons include "jumbo shrimp", "living dead", and "deafening silence". Shakespeare frequently used oxymorons for dramatic effect in his plays like Romeo and Juliet. They can also be used for humor and entertainment by presenting contradictory ideas.

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    OXYMORO

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    12 - HUMSS 1
    CONTEN
    TS
    DEFINITION OF
    OXYMORON
    EXAMPLES OF
    OXYMORON

    PURPOSE OF
    OXYMORON
    WHAT IS
    OXYMORON
    - Is a figure of speech where
    two obviously contradictory
    terms are JUXTAPOSED or
    SIDE-BY-SIDE.
    - As a literary device, it is
    used to make certain word
    combination more thought-
    provoking to stand out.
    - The word oxymoron is an ancient
    Greek word, which translates most
    closely to something like “sharply
    dull” or “cleverly stupid.” In other
    words, the oxymoron definition is
    itself an oxymoron.
    - Oxymorons have been used for
    millennia. More than a few have even
    become commonplace expressions
    in modern-day English.
    EXAMPLES OF
    OXYMORON
    When then, O brawling love! O loving hate!
    O anything, of nothing first create!
    O heavy lightness, serious vanity!
    Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
    Father of lead, Bright smoke, Cold fire, Sick health!
    Still-walking sleep, that is not what it is!
    The love feel I, that feel no love in this.
    Does thou not laugh?
    -WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, "ROMEO and JULET", ACT
    1, SCENE 1
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    estimate original copy
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    bittersweet same difference
    climb down seriously funny
    close distance small crowd
    grow smaller virtual reality
    PURPOSE OF
    OXYMORON
    DRAMATIC
    EFFECT
    As a contradiction of terms, an
    oxymoron both stands out and
    also elicits critical thinking. The
    reader must momentarily pause to
    comprehend and process the
    meaning—in other words,
    oxymorons make the reader think.
    ENTERTAINMENT
    Oxymorons present an ideal
    opportunity to be clever or funny.
    The inherent setup of
    contradictory words works great
    for jokes and other witty
    statements.
    LITERATURE
    As rhetorical devices, oxymorons
    have been used in many different
    mediums from political speeches
    to novels to stage plays. (One, in
    particular, is in Romeo and Juliet
    by William Shakespeare, wherein
    “combining things that contrast”
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    MEMBERS
    - EARL JAN JAVIER
    - PRINCESS ABIGAIL
    ORDONEZ
    - CHRISTINE CELEBRE
    - JESSA MEDINA
    - REGINE BURGOS
    THANK
    12 - HUMSS
    YOU

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