Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Figure of speech
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| gptkbp:category |
Rhetorical device
Contradiction in terms |
| gptkbp:defines |
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
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| gptkbp:etymology |
From Greek 'oxys' (sharp) and 'moros' (dull)
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| gptkbp:example |
gptkb:Bittersweet
Deafening silence Jumbo shrimp Living dead |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oxymoron
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:paradox
Irony |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:literature
gptkb:poetry gptkb:rhetoric |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:ScHoolboy_Q
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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