The author includes the oxymoron "joyful melancholy" in order to convey the complex mix of emotions the character is experiencing. It highlights the contrast between her happiness at witnessing something beautiful and the sadness of leaving it behind.
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She sat close to the edge of the towering cliff and watched the stunning sunset. The thought of returning home the next day filled her with joyful melancholy.
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