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English is FUN !... palindromes & oxymorons PALINDROMES Palindromes are words, phrases or even numbers that can be read the same way, no matter the direction. Some interesting palindromes are: • Pop • Noon • Level • Radar • Eye •Doom mood. • Rise to vote sir. OXYMORON An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses contradictory terms in conjunction, which means words that don’t appear to go well together. Here are some interesting oxymorons: •Almost exactly •Alone together •Clearly misunderstood •Diet chocolate-cake •Extinct Life •Living dead Contributed by: Sonika,8D