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13 December, 13:06

Which lines in this excerpt from act I of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are examples of oxymoron?

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  1. 13 December, 13:24
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    O heavy lightness! serious vanity!

    O brawling love! O loving hate!

    Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Still-waking sleep,

    All of the above are oxymorons. An oxymoron is simply something that is a contradiction to itself. Feathers are light, but here they call them lead which implies they are heavy. And when does love hate? Etc ...
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