He immedietely goes back to work
even after all the Pitty towards him. This tells you he doesnt feel
sorry for himself and carries on with his life.
The phrases in this excerpt from Alexander Pope's <em>An Essay on Criticism</em> that are oxymorons are:
The Bookful Blockhead, ignorantly read,
With Loads of Learned Lumber in his Head
Let's remember that an oxymoron is a <em>noun</em> that refers to a figure of speech in which, apparently, <em>contradictory terms appear in conjunction</em>.
In these lines, the character is described as both, <u><em>smart and ignorant</em></u>.
