Oxymoron

Entertainment / Literature / Oxymoron: Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level. Simple or joking examples include such oxymora as jumbo shrimp, sophisticated rednecks, and military intelligence. The richest literary oxymora seem to reveal a deeper truth through their contradictions. These oxymora are sometimes called paradoxes. For instance, 'without laws, we can have no freedom.' Shakespeare's Julius Caesar also makes use of a famous oxymoron: Cowards die many times before their deaths (2.2.32). Richard Rolle uses an almost continuous string of oxymora in his Middle English work, 'Love is Love That Lasts For Aye.'
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Paradox

Entertainment / Literature / Paradox: Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level. Common paradoxes seem to reveal a deeper truth through their contradictions, such as noting that 'without laws, we can have no MORE

Antithesis

Entertainment / Literature / Antithesis: (pluralantitheses): Using opposite phrases in close conjunction. Examples might be, 'I burn and I freeze,' or 'Her character is white as sunlight, black as midnight.' The best antitheses express their MORE