1. Oxymoron
By: Jonathan Bol

2. What is a Oxymoron?
A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side; a compressed paradox.
Usually two to three words but can be longer.

3. What it is Not A OXYMORON IS NOT A PARADOX!
A paradox is a statement that self-contradicts and seems absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

4. Why are they important?
A oxymoron can be used to make a reader pause and think about the authors meaning of a certain statement.

5. Oxymoron’s in Fahrenheit 451
Infinitely small sound(chapt.1)
Dry rain(chapt.1)

6. Oxymoron’s in The Outsiders
Greasers will be Greasers and Socs will be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are the real lucky stiffs.
Lucky stiffs= lucky dead person
How can you be lucky if your dead?

7. Oxymoron’s in the Giver
Could not find any if you have please let me know.

8. Oxymoron’s in Julius Caesar
Cowards die many times before they are dead.
Fearful bravery

9. Oxymoron’s in Pop Culture
A fine mess
Anti-Missile Missile
Chilling fever
Fatally Injured
Head Butt
Honest Liar

10. VRAGEN?

11. Homework
Find at least three oxymoron’s during your day write them down and state why are they contradicting.
EX: Chilling Fever- Chilling means cold or revolves around cold things; fever is when your body temperature rises. Cold vs. Heat