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What is the oxymoron awfully good?
The oxymoron awfully good means very good. It is an oxymoron because the word "awful" means bad, but in this context it fits next to good.
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Oxymoron and examples?
Oxymorons are just statements that contradict each other. For instance: Pretty Ugly: She was pretty ugly when I first met her from online. Intense Calm: An intense calm cam…e over the jungle one evening,signifying a storm was approaching. .
Deafening silence: There was a deafening silence at the meetingjust then. .
Random order: The list was in random order. .
Original copy: He had an original copy of the book. (MORE)
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What are oxymorons used for?
An oxymoron is a phrase that seems to contain contradictory elements. e.g. a large minority, 'bitter-sweet', valuable rubbish. Oxymorons are used for many reasons. One rea…son is to convey a truth; the total concept that is being communicated may actually be true, but the individual parts of the expression may seem to be saying opposite things. Another purpose may be to intrigue or amuse or insult. For example, many might say that the expression 'honest politician' is an oxymoron i.e. a contradiction in terms! However, in most cases, oxymorons are used creatively to communicate an insightful truth about something or someone. For example, Shakespeare spoke of "fearful bravery", "tragical mirth", and "virtuous lie", -each expression having an understandable inner-meaning which transcends the apparent self-cancelling nature of the two words when considered independently of each other. (MORE)
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What is an example for an oxymoron for rain?
EX: The sandstorm brought on a bout of dry rain from all directions. The "dry rain" is a metaphor and an oxymoron.
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What is oxymoron?
It is a figure of speech where an adjective is applied to a noun which is opposite in meaning. "Slow hurrying", "brilliant stupidity", "tedious excitements" are examples.
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Is 'near-miss' an oxymoron?
Sure. Answer B No. Near would mean close but not quite touching, and miss also means nearly hitting, or not hitting what you where trying to, but either way …you look at it, the words are not opposites, which is required to be an oxymoron, such as awfully good, or military intelligence... Addenda: Near miss might be best described as a redundancy, in keeping with Answer B, and the old saw: A miss is as good as a mile. Presidential Oversight... Is this an oxymoron? Tricky, given that 'oversight' is really a Janus word, a word which also means its opposite. I love military intelligence-- this could become a very entertaining stream... (MORE)
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Is a oxymoron a combination of contradictory terms?
No. That is simply a contradiction in terms. An oxymoron is a literary figure that deliberately juxtaposes seemingly contradictory words, generally a noun and an adjective, fo…r their striking effect. For example: She lied to spare his feelings, which was a cruel kindness , since it only prolonged his doomed hopes. (MORE)
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What are some examples of oxymoron in the raven?
oxymoron: a figure of speech with a pair of apparently contradictory terms Stanza 11, line 5: dirges of his Hope Stanza 15, line 3: desert land enchanted S…tanza 18, line 5: lies floating (MORE)
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Is 'welcome disturbance' an oxymoron?
Yes. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines words or phrases that would usually be contradictory. For example: Living Dead, Dark Lighting. Based on that definition, "…Welcome Disturbance" would qualify as an oxymoron. A definition of "Welcome" is : Receive with pleasure and A definition of "Disturbance" is: Emotionally or mentally troubling Troubling and Pleasurable are contradictory terms. (MORE)
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Is 'as long as you can remember' an oxymoron?
Not by itself, no. Though if you're talking about a goldfish or other being with a short memory span then it may be ironic!