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An oxymoron is only a few words that appear to contradict one another-think Romeo and Juliet-"cold fire" or "happy grief" are examples. Although it suggests a paradox, it is easily confined to its sentence. A paradox is a larger version of an oxymoron, usually a statement/sentence versus two to three words: "My only love sprung from my only hate" (also R&J). The key is that they shock the reader and make him/her pause to think because the words/phrases don't seem to make much sense together, but when examined more closely they reveal a truth. The relationship between oxymoron and paradox is similar to the relationship between metaphor (a few words) and extended metaphor (carries through a paragraph/poem/entire work in detail).
simile metaphor hyperbole personification oxymoron irony
An implicit metaphor implies something, an explicit metaphor explicitly makes something known, probably without doubt.
Alliteration, hyperbole, simile, pun, oxymoron, and metaphor are six literary terms.
the different types r alliteration,onomatopeia,simile,metaphor,hyperbole,oxymoron,andpun
no; an oxymoron is a phrase where the words are opposites of eachother, like loud silence, same difference or living dead. even the word oxymoron is an oxymoron, it's greek for sharp blunt!
No, a metaphor is a figure of speech used to compare two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'. What you're thinking of is an oxymoron.
an oxymoron can be used to emphasize the relationship between two contradictory terms
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are used to make a comparison, but an extended metaphor is a comparison that is continuously being made throughout a written work (more commonly in poetry).
A possible example of an oxymoron for rain would be "heavy mist," as mist suggests light, fine precipitation while heavy indicates a strong, dense rain.
" silent scream" is an oxymoron ( combination of controversial things, like "sad happiness"