1. OXYMORON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

2. Links two seemingly contrary elements in a way that turns out to make sense. Two words that are opposites (or close to being opposites) side by side. What is Oxymoron?

3. Bitter + Sweet = Bittersweet Living + Death = Living Death Beautiful + Tyrant = Beautiful Tyrant! Minor + Crisis = Minor Crisis Jumbo + Shrimp = Jumbo Shrimp Clearly + Confused = Clearly Confused Only + Choice = Only Choice Larger + Half = Larger Half Freezer + Burn = Freezer Burn Pretty + Ugly = Pretty Ugly Examples

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