Okay, continuing my investigation into different literary techniques (in a different book, though it ties into the Ancient Greek concept of Antithesis), I'm curious about oxymorons. Does anyone on SOL (regular) use oxymorons (i.e. by design, rather than accidentally or repeating common ones like military intelligence). Moreover, if you do, do you use the traditional 'those that this, don't that' or the 'When this, that' variations (i.e. how creative do you get in applying them)?
I think I've got a good handle on them, but I seem to only be capable of certain types. I'm particularly intrigued by the more unusual one, like Woody Allen's "Life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering—and it's over much too soon."
