Can someone give me an example of a Oxymoron from the poem To My Dear and Loving Husband
2006-09-27 11:53:53 · 5 answers · asked by Kris aka Kristy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If ever two were one,the surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife,then thee:
If ever wife was in a man
Compare with me,ye women,if you can
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold
Or all the riches that the East doth hold
My love is such that rivers cannot quench
Nor ought but love from thee,give rcompense
Thy love is such I can no way repay
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray
Then while we live,in love let's so persevere
That when we live no more, we may live ever
2006-09-27 11:58:18 · update #1
Thats the poem
2006-09-27 11:58:39 · update #2
Also can someone give me an example of a Paradox from the poem
2006-09-27 12:27:42 · update #3
definitions for Oxymoron
A paradox reduced to two words, usually in an adjective-noun ("eloquent silence") or adverb-adjective ("inertly strong") relationship, and is used for effect, to emphasize contrasts, incongruities, hypocrisy, or simply the complex nature of reality. Examples: wise fool, ignorantly learned, laughing sadness, pious hate.
Oxymoron Definition
Oxymorons (or oxymora) are literary figures of speech usually composed of a pair of neighbouring contradictory words (often within a sentence). However this is not always the case. The Webster Dictionary defines oxymoron as "a combination of contradictory or incongruous words".
Oxymorons can be used for dramatic effect, for example: Hell's Angels and deafening silence. They can also be comical, such as in civil engineer. Clearly this is not an oxymoron in the true and strict sense, but the suggestion that it is oxymoronic is humorous.
"two were one"
"That when we live no more, we may live ever"
you find these lines are seemingly contradictory though theyare poignant.
such paradoxical statements are oxymorons
some common oxymorons are
List of genuine oxymora
Phrases with an inherent contradiction.
• act natural
• almost perfect
• arid ocean
• blinding light
• constant variable
• definite maybe
• detailed summary
• diverse stereotypes
• elevated subway
• exact estimate
• found missing
• forced resignation
• forever's end
• forward lateral
• friendly fire
• genuine imitation (& genuine replica, etc.)
• guest host (and permanent guest host, a rare "triple" oxymoron)
• instrumental song
• instant classic
• jogging stroller
• justifiable paranoia
• limited omniscience
• liquid gas
• living dead
• local long-distance
• loud silence (& deafening silence etc.)
• mandatory option
• modest magnificence
• only choice
• open secret
• original copy
• plastic silverware (and "stainless silverware", gold silverware, "wooden silverware")
• rolling stop (driving)
• scatter-hoarder
• slow speed
• solid gold plated
• stopmotion
• sweet sorrow
• synthetic natural gas
• tight slacks
• true lies
• virtual reality
• wireless cable
• working vacation
2006-09-27 20:57:57 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An oxymoron is a statement that is self-contradictory. For example, 'Jumbo Shrimp'. Jumbo means very large and shrimp means very small.
That would make the last line an oxymoron because the statement means that even after death they would live on.
2006-09-27 12:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last line is an oxymoron.
2006-09-27 12:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by brzrxor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't give you a example but what you can can do is go to www.Wikipediathefreeencyclopedia.org and type in whatever you need to type in and then it will pull something up.
2006-09-27 12:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That when we live no more, we may live ever
You can not live longer if you're dead.
And I just finished studying this poem myself for AP English! ^-^
2006-09-27 12:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Nabila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋