Literary notes about oxymoron (AI summary)
Literature often employs the term "oxymoron" to convey a rich interplay of contradictory ideas that invite readers to contemplate deeper meanings. Lucretius, for instance, artfully presents such juxtapositions in classical texts [1], while modern linguistic critiques use the term to highlight ironic discrepancies, as seen in the description of "oral literature" [2]. The device also appears in character dialogues where familiar greetings are twisted into markers of indifference [3] and in broader observations that capture the inherent contradictions in concepts like market prediction [4]. This technique, whether used to challenge perceptions or to underscore a playful ambiguity—as in witty commentaries and rhetorical flourishes [5], [6]—enriches the texture of language by melding opposites into a unified expression.