Monday, September 14, 2009
Title : Oxymoron
Definition : a figure of speech in which two contradictory words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox.
E.g Word : Sweet sorrow
Sentence : Leaving for the United States is like sweet sorrow.
Meaning : Happy for being able to discover new places but sad to leave behind your loved ones.
E.g Maybe the bitterness will make you a bit sweeter. -- R.M.
Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad. -- Victor Hugo
Our similarities are different. -- Dale Berra, son of Yogi
Parting is such sweet sorrow. -- William Shakespeare
People have one thing in common: they are all different. -- Samuel Goldwyn
Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it. -- Irene Peter
A smile is a curve that sets things straight.
A joke is a very serious thing. -- Winston Churchill
It's wrong to be always right.
ENJOY!
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