Which sentence contains an example of an oxymoron?

a. the leaves danced about in tree, happy the fall wind had set
them free.

b. she ran up the steps like a gazelle and disappeared into the house.

c. there was a sharp softness to the accumulating thunderclouds.

d. her summer vacation went by in the blink of an eye.

98 ! use evidence from the text to support each response. complete at least one full paragraph for each question.1. select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. then, identify the theme of that same story or poem. what is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose? are they the same, or are they different? 2. what views about what's important do most of the stories and poems in this unit share? how do the selections differ in their views of what's important? 3. name two pieces that share a theme and explain how each story develops this theme. try to answer them all. !