For our better writing 9. oxymoron
Published on October 23, 2016
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We all want our writing to be as expressive as possible.Oxymoron is a powerful means to achieve that.
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Oxymorons help us be creative in our descriptions."Sweet sorrow," "deafening silence", "bitter sweet", "controlled chaos"- don't you want to use all these in your writing? I do, and I use, especially in poetry.And not just in poetry...
They often produce a humorous effect, intended , or not..
Oxymorons in life prove to be confusing, though...
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Some people cosider the common greeting "Good morning" to be an oxymoron...
Oxymorons are used in titles of films, poems:
"Staircase in Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost, "Back to the Future by Steven Spielberg"...you can continue...
Oxymorons in love:
And of course an example of an oxymoron for a coming season:
And just for fun:
Now you remember this beautiful word and you are going to use this in your writing.
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