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Oxymorons 
OLIVIA PETERS
Definition 
 An oxymoron is defined as a figure of speech that 
incorporates words that contradict one another
Examples of Oxymorons 
 Jumbo shrimp 
 Pretty ugly 
 Act naturally 
 Walking dead 
 Passive aggressive 
Can you 
think of any 
oxymorons?
Oxymorons in Shakespeare’s Work 
 “O brawling love! O loving hate! . . . O heavy lightness! serious vanity! 
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, 
cold fire, sick health! Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! This love 
feel I, that feel no love in this.” – Romeo and Juliet 
 “I will bestow him, and will answer well the death I gave him. So, again, 
good night. I must be cruel, only to be kind: Thus bad begins and worse 
remains behind. One word more, good lady.”- Hamlet
Purpose of Oxymorons 
 Oxymorons are used for many types of reasons, 
including: 
 Humor 
 By accident 
 To create emphasis

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Oxymoron

  • 2. Definition  An oxymoron is defined as a figure of speech that incorporates words that contradict one another
  • 3. Examples of Oxymorons  Jumbo shrimp  Pretty ugly  Act naturally  Walking dead  Passive aggressive Can you think of any oxymorons?
  • 4. Oxymorons in Shakespeare’s Work  “O brawling love! O loving hate! . . . O heavy lightness! serious vanity! Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! This love feel I, that feel no love in this.” – Romeo and Juliet  “I will bestow him, and will answer well the death I gave him. So, again, good night. I must be cruel, only to be kind: Thus bad begins and worse remains behind. One word more, good lady.”- Hamlet
  • 5. Purpose of Oxymorons  Oxymorons are used for many types of reasons, including:  Humor  By accident  To create emphasis