CONTRAST / TENSION / INVERSION (clash, contradiction, reversal)
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acyron
– an unsettling or illogical word pairing that jars the reader into new thought
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antithesis
– a structured contrast of ideas, often in parallel form
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chiasmus
– inverted parallel structure (A–B / B–A) that emphasizes contrast or reversal
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irony
– a gap between expectation and reality or between what is said and what is meant
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juxtaposition
– placing two elements side by side to highlight difference or tension
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oxymoron
– a compressed contradiction using opposing terms
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paradox
– a statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth
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zeugma
– one word governs two others in different senses
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