WRITING
Figures of Speech - Oxymoron
What is oxymoron?
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines incongruous or contradictory terms. The plural is oxymorons or oxymora.
Examples:
An oximoron can be made of an adjective and a noun:
- Dark light
- Deafening silence
- Living dead
- Open secret
- Virtual reality
Oximorons can also be a combination of a noun and a verb.
- The silence whistles
