Joining in one short expression two words of opposite meaning, such as "sweet bitterness."
In Romeo and Juliet
O brawling love, O loving hate!
Romeo joins in one phrase words of opposite meaning: "brawling love" and "loving hate." Each adjective contradicts the noun it accompanies, and the effect is that of a divided feeling, which he himself cannot name.
Act I: The brawl and the ball, Romeo
Poor living corse, closed in a dead man's tomb!
Act V: The tomb and the reconciliation, Friar Laurence
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