No. An oxymoron is a literary term for something that inherently contradicts itself, often in a humorous way, but the phrase would be made up of normal adjectives and nouns.
Yes. The common part of grammar/speech "Oxymoron", is technicality a, well, oxymoron. The first part of the phrase, "Oxy" means smart, Whereas "Moron", as we know, means dimwitted, or stupid.
An oxymoron is a contradictory figure of speech. A scream can not be silent, as the word itself describes a sound.
An oxymoron as a figure of speech would be a "lead balloon", which is actually possible to make a lead balloon.
Figure of speech
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Hyperbole is exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Yes. The common part of grammar/speech "Oxymoron", is technicality a, well, oxymoron. The first part of the phrase, "Oxy" means smart, Whereas "Moron", as we know, means dimwitted, or stupid.
oxymoron
An oxymoron is a contradictory figure of speech. A scream can not be silent, as the word itself describes a sound.
An oxymoron as a figure of speech would be a "lead balloon", which is actually possible to make a lead balloon.
Figure of speech
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Hyperbole is exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Oxymoron
No, this is not an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech containing contradictory terms, such as "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence." The phrase you provided does not contain contradictory terms, so it is not an oxymoron.
Hyperbole
One example of this figure of speech is the oxymoron, where two seemingly opposite words are placed together to create a unique meaning, such as "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence."
An oxymoron is a phrase where the two words seemingly contradict each other. 'Random order' is an oxymoron. Gentle giant isn't really an oxymoron, because no part of being gentle means you can't be large, and no part of being large means you can't be gentle.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined eg thunderous silence, sweet sorrow. There is an abundant lack of volunteers for this job.