â¢ Horses: 1. Dapples. I have read quite a bit recently on here that dapples are caused by the health of the horse. I would like to know what exactly it is that causes dapples. Is it genetic or dietary or a mixture of both. Perhaps there is a genetic predisposition that is brought out by good health.
The answer is the oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that puts together opposite elements. The combination of these contradicting elements serves to reveal a paradox, confuse, or give the reader a laugh. The word oxymoron is derived from the Greek phrases oxus and mÅros, meaning a mix of âsharp and keenâ and âdull and dumb.â.
noun. A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist. Greek oxumÅron, an expression that is witty because paradoxical, from neuter of oxumÅros, pointedly foolish: oxus, sharp, keen; see oxygen + mÅros, dull, foolish. Origin of oxymoron. Related Forms: 1  oxâ²yÂ·moÂ·ronâ²ic.