For our better writing 9. oxymoron

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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!

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Great post Vera. Sometimes I think I have the second part of that word down pretty good. Lol

Nice one, Vera!

Thank you, Steve...:)

Hi Vera great post. All the best
Ann

Thank you, Ann
Glad you liked it...:)

Thanks Vera

Very much welcome, Jeff...:)

Thanks for sharing, Vera.

Very much welcome!...:)

Fun words to play with! :)

Yes, love doing that...:)

Very interesting, great thinking. keep smiling, i love it.

Thank you. Now try using them in writing..:)

Brilliantly cluttered dear Vera. I am saving this.

Thank you, Mike...Me too... Teaching others, teach myself...:))

Great post Vera, thank you.

Thank you , Jude. Hoped it would be helpful.
Great to have you here...:)

Great article. I think that using oxymorons in my post may become a real possibility.

Thnk you , James... Yes, they make writing more expressive and they are fun to deal with...:)

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