I this an example of an oxymoron?
Being a parent is wanting to hug and strangle your kid at the same time.
2006-12-02 15:32:43 · 10 answers · asked by Stupendous Man! 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
No, it's a contrast or opposites. An oxymoron is a sentence with opposites in it describing something. Usually a humorous take on something. For example, "jumbo shrimp" (calling that's little, huge) or "Airline cuisine". Everybody knows airline food sucks.....
2006-12-02 15:37:16 · answer #1 · answered by Patricia D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's an example of contrasting emotions. An oxymoron is a phrase that combines two incompatable ideas -- jumbo shrimp is the classic, because jumbo means big and shrimp means small so in theory, that's an impossible item. But we all know what it means, so it isn't really impossible after all.
2006-12-02 23:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jumbo Shrimp
Working Vacation
Airline Cuisine
2006-12-03 00:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, an oxymoron is a phrase, normally adjective and noun, that is self-contradictory. My favorite one is jumbo shrimp. Many people cite "military intelligence," but frankly, I've known some very intelligent military people, so perhaps "efficient bureaucrat" would be one.
2006-12-02 23:38:56 · answer #4 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a parent strangling an offspring is an oxymoron.
2006-12-03 02:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by Yenelli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is an example of conflicting emotions or ambivalence. An example of an oxymoran might be for someone who despises lawyers, and forgive me for picking on them, but it's the only thing I can come up with on the spur of the moment: "an honest lawyer."
2006-12-02 23:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi im suma 18 f USA
hmm no but ur going to the right idea tho
the examply of my fav of oxymoron would be Orignal-copy...
its kinda like a paradox..conflicting sentences..orignal cant be copied , and copied cant be orignal.
hope i helped! ;)
2006-12-03 00:36:05 · answer #7 · answered by Traveler2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a good looking woman that cook and cleans
2006-12-02 23:43:05 · answer #8 · answered by gobobgo55 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Sounds like one to me. " its so bad its good"
2006-12-02 23:35:22 · answer #9 · answered by wasatchjeeper 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
2006-12-02 23:44:40 · answer #10 · answered by Meeeeee! 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋