Paradoxes and Oxymorons | Meaning and Interpretation
Pipkin is a scholar in the fields of British and
American Literature. In this essay, he discusses the
issues of meaning and interpretation in “Paradoxes
and Oxymorons.”
“Paradoxes and Oxymorons” is a poem about language. To be more specific, it is a poem concerned with how words come to have meaning and with the roles that poets and readers play in creating and determining that meaning.
“Paradoxes and Oxymorons” is a good example of a postmodern poem. Postmodernism is a broad and sometimes confusing term that includes many different styles, themes, and perspectives. As a general historical term, postmodernism refers to art and literature of the late twentieth century. Stylistically and thematically, postmodernism is often characterized...
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