<P> An oxymoron ( usual plural oxymorons , more rarely oxymora ) is a rhetorical device that uses an ostensible self - contradiction to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradox . A more general meaning of `` contradiction in terms '' ( not necessarily for rhetoric effect ) is recorded by the OED for 1902 . </P>
<P> An oxymoron ( usual plural oxymorons , more rarely oxymora ) is a rhetorical device that uses an ostensible self - contradiction to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradox . A more general meaning of `` contradiction in terms '' ( not necessarily for rhetoric effect ) is recorded by the OED for 1902 . </P>
icy hot is an example of which literary term
icy hot is an example of which literary term
oxymoron
oxymoron