PARADOX

?OR

OXYMORON?

Oxymoron vs. Paradox

An OXYMORON

is a combination of

contradictory words that

are stuck together in a way

that actually seems to

make sense.

open secretact naturallyfound missingdeafening silenceAdvanced BASICvirtual realitypretty uglyalmost exactlyminor crisisexact estimate

open secret larger halfact naturally alone togetherfound missing liquid gasdeafening silence seriously funnyAdvanced BASIC tragic comedyvirtual reality definite maybepretty ugly same differencealmost exactly jumbo shrimpminor crisis wise foolexact estimate only choice

open secret larger half clearly confusedact naturally alone together Hell's Angelsfound missing liquid gas extinct lifedeafening silence seriously funny living deadAdvanced BASIC tragic comedy rolling stopvirtual reality definite maybe original copiespretty ugly same difference plastic glassesalmost exactly jumbo shrimp working holidayminor crisis wise fool genuine imitationexact estimate only choice freezer burn

sweet sorrow

from Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

A PARADOX

is an extended

OXYMORON.

War is peace.Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength. (George Orwell, 1984)

Truth is honey which is bitter.

“What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” George Bernard Shaw

“I can resist anything but temptation.” Oscar Wilde

O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first created!O heavy lightness, serious vanity,Misshapen chaos of well-meaning forms!Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!This love feel I, that feel no love in this.

--Romeo

Are these paradoxes or oxymorons?