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Definition of Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms or ideas are intentionally paired in order to make a point—particularly to reveal a deeper or hidden truth... read full definition
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms or ideas are intentionally paired in order to make a point—particularly to reveal... read full definition
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms or ideas are intentionally paired in order to... read full definition
Closing Note
Explanation and Analysis—Vampire Baptism:
In Chapter 27, while Mina and Van Helsing are chasing after Dracula on horseback, Mina begins to succumb to the dangerous vampire blood in her veins, forced upon her by the Count himself. Worried for her safety, Van Helsing uses a curious oxymoron to describe Mina's condition:
Madam Mina still sleep and sleep; and though I did have hunger and appeased it, I could not waken her - even for food. I began to fear that the fatal spell of the place was upon her, tainted as she is with the Vampire baptism.
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