oxymoron

=“I can resist everything except temptation.”- Oscar Wilde=



= = =Definition:= ="A rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms"= From the Greek for "pointedly foolish" an oxymoron is a figure of speech wherien the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.

Epigram- A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement.
 * **10. Pretty Ugly 9. Head Butt  8. Working Vacation  7. Tax Return  6. Virtual Reality  5. Dodge Ram  4. Work Party  3. Jumbo Shrimp  2. Healthy Tan  1. Microsoft Works** || 20. Government Organization  19. Alone Together  18. Personal Computer  17. Silent Scream  16. Living Dead  15. Same Difference  14. Taped Live  13. Plastic Glasses  12. Tight Slacks  11. Peace Force ||

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