Hultman_OXYMORON & PARADOX

What is an Oxymoron?

An oxymoron is a figure of speech, usually one or two words in which seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. This contradiction is also known as a paradox. IT IS DONE TO CREATE NEW MEANING! oxy=sharp, moron=fool EX. risky business, awfully good

Examples of Paradox-We learn from history that which we do not learn from history.

So are we REALLY learning?

Examples of Paradox-You are Free to Choose, but you are Not Free from the Consequences of Your Choice!

Then, are you truly free?

Examples of Oxymoron-Act Naturally

To act is to be contradictory to being natural

Examples of Oxymoron-Civil War

To be civil is the opposite of being at war!

Examples of Oxymoron-Definite Possibility

To be definite is for certain. There's no possibility about it!

Examples of Oxymoron-Summer School

To be on a summer vacation but is contradictory to be school

Examples of Oxymoron-Jumbo Shrimp

To eat shrimp that is Jumbo but is contradictory to be small

Examples of Oxymoron-Freezer Burn

To get burned by a freezer but is contradictory to be a burn

Examples of Oxymoron-Plastic Glasses

To where glasses that are made of glass which are contradictory to be made of plastic

Examples of Oxymoron-Working Vacation

Vacation means you are away from work, so it means you are contradictory to be working

What is a paradox?

a contradictory statement that is seemingly opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true. para=equal to, alongside dox=belief, opinion It does contain a truth...if you look closely