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What is an oxymoron

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An oxymoron is a conjoined pair of (seemingly) contradictory terms, e.g.

deafening silence, pretty ugly, same difference, silent scream, or jumbo shrimp. The pairing, while apparently paradoxical, will usually have a coherent meaning.

Also, you can think of an oxymoron as a contradiction or paradoxical phrase used intentionally for rhetorical affect. It consists usually of two words normally considered impossible to connect. Examples might be "tough love", "sometimes you must be cruel to be kind", or this, from the link below:

Tennyson's Idylls of the King contains two oxymorons:

"And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true"

An oxymoron used as a figure of speech would be "lead balloon" (a misguided effort or creation). Although it is possible to make a lead balloon, it would almost certainly not function as a balloon.

(see related question and links)
An oxymoron is 2 words put together that do not match. eg. fuel-efficient Hummer
A group of word that are opposite.

EXAMPLES:

JUMBO SHRIMP

CLEAN DUMPSTER

HATER OF LOVE

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What is a treatise

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a systematic presentation of facts and principles on a subject and the conclusions reached by the author

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Which of these types of poetry is written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

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This kind of poetry is called free verse.

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What is the literary definition of an apostrophe

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The word apostrophe comes from the Greek word "apostrephein" meaning to avert or turn away. It is used to represent the omission of a letter. As a literary term, apostrophe is a figure of speech that is used to represent something that is either dead, absent, or nonhuman and acts as if the subject was present. In short it is a figure of speech that is used when an author speaks directly to an idea, object, quality, or an absent person.

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Types of poetry is created to bring an emotional response from the reader about something in nature

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haiku

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Which of these terms is defined as a word that means the opposite of another word

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antonym

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This type of rhyme is present when the words have the same ending consonant sound but the vowel sounds are different such as that and hit

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slant rhyme

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Which of these terms is defined as a comical imitation of a literary work that is used to point out the irony of the piece

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parody

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Which of these terms is defined as the repetition of grammatical structure in prose and poetry

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parallelelism

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Which of these terms is defined as a type of comedy based on a highly humorous and improbable plot that features misunderstandings and confusion

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farce *;

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Which of these terms is defined as a word or phrase that is substituted for another in order to say something in a more sensitive way

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Euphemisms are more sensitive word substitutions.

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What is a type of literature that has originated within a culture and has been passed down either orally or in writing from one generation to the next

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Literature that has originated within a culture and has been passed down either orally or in writing from one generation to the next is known as folklore.

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Which of these terms is defined asa a wise saying that describes the lesson taught at the end of a fable

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The term that is defined as a wise saying that describes the lesson taught at the end of a fable is 'the moral of the fable'.

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This type of rhyme is present when the words are very similar in appearance but don't have the same sound such as daughter and laughter.

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eye rhyme

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What of these terms is defined as words that have the same or nearly the same meaning

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Synonyms. (A+)

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In a tale of two cities This reading passage is most likely an example of which literary terms

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What is an oxymoron

An oxymoron is a conjoined pair of (seemingly) contradictory terms, e.g.

deafening silence, pretty ugly, same difference, silent scream, or jumbo shrimp. The pairing, while apparently paradoxical, will usually have a coherent meaning.

Tennyson's Idylls of the King contains two oxymorons:

"And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true"

An oxymoron used as a figure of speech would be "lead balloon" (a misguided effort or creation). Although it is possible to make a lead balloon, it would almost certainly not function as a balloon.

(see related question and links)
An oxymoron is 2 words put together that do not match. eg. fuel-efficient Hummer
A group of word that are opposite.

EXAMPLES:

JUMBO SHRIMP

CLEAN DUMPSTER

HATER OF LOVE

What is a treatise

a systematic presentation of facts and principles on a subject and the conclusions reached by the author

Which of these types of poetry is written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

This kind of poetry is called free verse.

What is the literary definition of an apostrophe

Types of poetry is created to bring an emotional response from the reader about something in nature

haiku

Which of these terms is defined as a word that means the opposite of another word

antonym

This type of rhyme is present when the words have the same ending consonant sound but the vowel sounds are different such as that and hit

slant rhyme

Which of these terms is defined as a comical imitation of a literary work that is used to point out the irony of the piece

parody

Which of these terms is defined as the repetition of grammatical structure in prose and poetry

parallelelism

Which of these terms is defined as a type of comedy based on a highly humorous and improbable plot that features misunderstandings and confusion

farce *;

Which of these terms is defined as a word or phrase that is substituted for another in order to say something in a more sensitive way

Euphemisms are more sensitive word substitutions.

What is a type of literature that has originated within a culture and has been passed down either orally or in writing from one generation to the next

Literature that has originated within a culture and has been passed down either orally or in writing from one generation to the next is known as folklore.

Which of these terms is defined asa a wise saying that describes the lesson taught at the end of a fable

The term that is defined as a wise saying that describes the lesson taught at the end of a fable is 'the moral of the fable'.

This type of rhyme is present when the words are very similar in appearance but don't have the same sound such as daughter and laughter.

eye rhyme

Which of these terms is defined as the repetition of grammatical structure in prose and poetry

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What is a treatise

Which of these types of poetry is written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

Which of these terms is defined as words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and entirely different definitions

Types of poetry is created to bring an emotional response from the reader about something in nature

Poetry

Which of these types of poetry is written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

What is the literary definition of an apostrophe

Types of poetry is created to bring an emotional response from the reader about something in nature

This type of rhyme is present when the words have the same ending consonant sound but the vowel sounds are different such as that and hit

Poetry

What is a treatise

Which of these types of poetry is written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

What is the literary definition of an apostrophe

Which of these terms is defined as words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and entirely different definitions

Poetry

Which of these types of poetry is written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

What is the literary definition of an apostrophe

Which of these terms is defined as words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and entirely different definitions

Types of poetry is created to bring an emotional response from the reader about something in nature

Poetry

Which of these types of poetry is written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

Types of poetry is created to bring an emotional response from the reader about something in nature

Which of these terms is defined as a comical imitation of a literary work that is used to point out the irony of the piece

Which of these terms is defined as the repetition of grammatical structure in prose and poetry

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