In the following sentences pay attention to the structure and semantics of oxymorons. Also indicate which of their members conveys the individually viewed feature of the object and which one reflects its generally accepted characteristic:
11. It was an open secret that Ray had been ripping his father-in-law off.
12. A neon sign reads “Welcome to Reno—the biggest little town in the world.”
13. Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield are Good Bad Boys of American literature.
14. Haven’t we here the young middle-aged woman who cannot quite compete with the paid models in the fashion magazine but who yet catches our eye?
