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paradox
a logical impossibility (which has a hidden truth) eg “our two hearts are one”
juxtaposition
2 words or ideas put next to eachother in an unexpected or surprising way eg Shakespeare juxtaposes Mercutio’s cynical attitude with Romeo’s romantic attitude
antithisis/antithetical
words which have opposite meanings eg ‘death’ and ‘life’ are antithetical aka antonyms/antonymous
oxymoron
2 words right next to eachother, one adjective, one noun