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Which two lines in this excerpt from act 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are examples of oxymoron

Which two lines in this excerpt from act 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are examples-example-1
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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.

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