Oxymoron, Juxtaposition & Hyperbole
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Juxtaposition
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
What is the purpose of an Oxymoron?
Dramatic effect
Oxymoron
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous
Hyperbole
an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally