The rain fell, the sun shone, and the flowers began to bloom is the right answer because each phrase in that sentence is written in the same structure. Hope this helped!
<span>O heavy lightness! serious vanity!
</span><span>O brawling love! O loving hate!
</span><span>Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire,
sick health!
Still-waking sleep,
All of the above are oxymorons. An oxymoron is simply something that is a contradiction to itself. Feathers are light, but here they call them lead which implies they are heavy. And when does love hate? Etc...
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<span>a system or thing used as an example to follow</span>
