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Oxymoron Preparation

What are some oxymorons that can be used in daily life?
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Upasana Harsha

Contributor-Level 10

Find below a list of oxymorons commonly used in daily life by us without even realising:

  • Awfully good
  • Open secret
  • Small crowd
  • Seriously funny
  • Bittersweet
  • Original copy
  • Pretty bad
  • Pretty ugly
  • Virtual reality
  • Random order
  • Same difference

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Oxymoron English Figures of Speech

What are some good books to learn oxymoron in grammar?
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Bhumika Jain

Contributor-Level 10

Here is a list of some popular help books to learn about oxymoron in grammar:

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Author/ Publisher

Figure of Speech Used in Rhetoric

Arthur Quinn

A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms

Richard A Lanham

The Elements of Eloquence

Mark Forsyth

Literary Terms  & Literary Theory

J.A Cuddon

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Thomas C. Foster

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Oxymoron English Figures of Speech

What are the examples of oxymoron?
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Sanjana Srivastava

Contributor-Level 10

Find below examples of oxymoron in English:

  • Bittersweet
  • Controlled chaos
  • Awfully good
  • Random order

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Oxymoron English Figures of Speech

What is an oxymoron?
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Anangsha Aggarwal

Contributor-Level 9

An oxymoron is a figure of speech in English. It is a literary device where two contradictory words are paired together to form an unusual yet meaningful expression.

Examples for oxymoron:

  • Clearly misunderstood
  • Bittersweet
  • Original copy

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