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Oxymoron

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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DEFINITION

  • a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms-
  • appear in conjunction
2.

EXAMPLES

  • Jumbo shrimp!
  • Small fortune!
  • Vacation with your kids!
  • Easy work!
  • Beautiful monster!
3.

QUESTION TIME.

  • Small beach.
  • Creaking house.
  • Cruel kindness.
  • Cool car.
  • Perfect person.
4.

ANSWERS!

  • No, no, yes, no, yes.
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SOURCES

  • Oxymoron List." Oxymoron List RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.
  • Oxymoron." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013

Christian Thorp