Thursday, September 9, 2010

OXYMORONS - What's that?

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines normally contradictory terms

For example,

'deafening silence'
'bittersweet'
'original copy'

You might wonder - how can silence be deafening?
However, we might chance upon this term and it is used to create a vivid idea - it is so quiet that it is as disturbing as a loud noise.

Can you think of any other examples?

Well, here's a game on oxymorons to tickle your brain cells.




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