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Zorluk: OrtaAnalysis of Figures of Speech and Literary Devices in Unseen Poetry

Read the unseen poem extract below carefully:

"The furnace breathed its scorching, heavy breath,
And wrapped the shivering town in golden warmth;
Yet in that blazing room, an icy heat
Turned every eager worker's heart to stone."

Which figure of speech is exemplified by the expression "icy heat" in line 3?

  1. A
    Personification
  2. OxymoronCevap
  3. C
    Paradox
  4. D
    Metaphor

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Oxymoron
The expression 'icy heat' places two mutually contradictory words directly next to each other to evoke a striking literary effect. This compressed juxtaposition of contradictory terms is the defining characteristic of an oxymoron.

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1
Analyze the targeted phrase from the poem
The phrase "icy heat" juxtaposes two words with opposite meanings: "icy" (extremely cold) and "heat" (high temperature).
Identifying the relationship between the words in the highlighted phrase is essential for determining the device.
2
Differentiate between oxymoron and paradox
Because two opposite or contradictory terms are placed immediately side-by-side to describe a single impression, the device is an oxymoron rather than a full paradoxical statement.
Oxymoron applies specifically to juxtaposed condensed word pairs, whereas paradox refers to broader self-contradictory statements.

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Oxymoron vs Paradox in Poetic Devices
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