well, as an English literature teacher, i suppose oxymoron is used to contrast two opposite things to reinforce the they some what have a connection. an example may be : rich poor boy. suggesting that he was once rich but now he is poor.
An oxymoron is a term or statement that contradicts itself, or seems to. Examples often given are "giant shrimp" or "controlled chaos". Some are literary effects designed to create a paradox, while others are done for humor. The poem "A Photograph" contains the oxymoron "laboured ease", which in the context of loss may mean avoiding the public display of grief. (The poem is available at the related link.)
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
An example of an oxymoron in "The Raven" is the phrase "silken, sad, uncertain rustling" used to describe the noise of the curtains in the poem. This is an oxymoron because silk is typically associated with luxury and softness, while sadness and uncertainty are contrasting emotions.
what is an oxymoron for vaguely
There is no antonym to oxymoron
what is the purpose of an oxymoron
The Oxymoron was created in 2007.
Is dry water a oxymoron
The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
An oxymoron is a phrase that has words that counteract eachother. So working vacation is an oxymoron itself.
An oxymoron of crash would be crash landing.
yes, BIG BABY is an oxymoron