Oxymoron:
A figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect by means of concise paradox.
EXAMPLES: "freezer burn", "jumbo shrimp", "original copies", and "same difference"
** this video is just to better understand the word and it's meaning.
Understatement:
The opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
EXAMPLES:
A good example is when you get in a car accident and you call up your parents and say "oh it's just a scratch" when there is a huge dent in your car. This is an understatement to save yourself from more trouble
Another example is when some one says "it just rained a little" when really the neighborhood or city is flooded.
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