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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
To cool in the warmth
"In a restless world
Like this is
Love is ended before it's begun
And too many
Moonlight kisses
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun."
(From 'When I Fall In Love' lyrics.
What is a linguistic term for expressions like to cool in the warmth of the sun?
Like this is
Love is ended before it's begun
And too many
Moonlight kisses
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun."
(From 'When I Fall In Love' lyrics.
What is a linguistic term for expressions like to cool in the warmth of the sun?
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Anonymous What is a linguistic term for expressions like to cool in the warmth of the sun? 'oxymoron', 'paradox', and 'contradiction' come to mind. I would say 'oxymoron'.
- Anonymous What is a linguistic term for expressions like to cool in the warmth of the sun?
- 'oxymoron', 'paradox', and 'contradiction' come to mind.
- I would say 'oxymoron'.
- An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory.
- So the larger classification of that expression is "figure of speech", and the more specific name is "oxymoron".
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AnonymousWhat is a linguistic term for expressions like to cool in the warmth of the sun?'oxymoron', 'paradox', and 'contradiction' come to mind. I would say 'oxymoron'. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory.
So the larger classification of that expression is "figure of speech", and the mo
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