An Awfully Good Post about Oxymorons

In case you're clearly confused about what oxymorons are:

An oxymoron is a figure of speech, usually one or two words, in which seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. In speech, oxymorons can lend a sense of humour, irony, or sarcasm.

Fun Fact: The word is derived from two ancient Greek words: oxys, which means “sharp,” and moronos, which means “dull” or “stupid.”

Some terribly good examples of oxymorons:

• Same difference

• Friendly fire

• Virtual reality

• Controlled chaos

• Silent scream

• Wise fool

• Close distance

• Genuine fake

And the latest one, which we're using almost always these days: 
Social distancing

Some beautiful examples of oxymoron in literature, that speak of imperfect perfection:

“I do here make humbly bold to present them with a short account of themselves...” Jonathan Swift

“The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, / With loads of learned lumber in his head...” Alexander Pope

“He was now sufficiently composed to order a funeral of modest magnificence...” Samuel Johnson

“O anything of nothing first create! / O heavy lightness, serious vanity! / Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! / Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, scene 1

“It was the best of times, It was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

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