For our better writing 9. oxymoron

byverazhelvis

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9 years ago

We all want our writing to be as expressive as possible.Oxymoron is a powerful means to achieve that.

Just look at this ad:

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...

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.

Good luck!