Paradoxes and Oxymorons | Topics for Further Study
• Do you agree with the speaker’s claim that “This poem is concerned with language on a very plain level”? Why or why not?
• Rewrite “Paradoxes and Oxymorons” using language that, to you, is on “a very plain level.” Try to get at what you see as the meaning of the poem.
• Write a poem that contains at least five allusions to popular culture.
• Many modern and contemporary poets like Ashbery see poetry primarily as a form of play. After defining the term “play” to your satisfaction, discuss how you see “Paradoxes and Oxymorons” as an...
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