the raven saying he will leave nevermore, but having the raven around makes the character think about Lenore not being there so he will now always have the memory of Lenore.
An oxymoron. Oxymorons are figures of speech that combine contradictory terms for effect, such as "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence." In this case, "dove feathered raven" juxtaposes the gentle imagery of a dove with the dark connotations of a raven.
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
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When two opposite words are used in one phrase. An example of an oxymoron is "clearly confused"
The term 'jumbo shrimp' is an example of an oxymoron. The term 'military intelligence' is not a true oxymoron, but it seems that way sometimes. He was not the first veterinarian to discover that a 'small elephant' was an oxymoron.
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An 'austere clown' is an example of an oxymoron.
You must make haste slowly
An example of an oxymoron in The Cay by Theodore Taylor is "deafening silence." This phrase combines two contradictory words, as silence is typically associated with quietness, not loudness.
I am an impulsive liar. Just act naturally.