When Mrs. Jones came into the classroom to see her perfectly organized classroom library in random order, she was furious. Henry tried to act naturally, but everyone knew he was the culprit. There was a deafening silence as Mrs. Jones stared at the students looking for the guilty party. what are the 3 oxymorons ?

(1) “perfectly organized classroom library in random order...”

(2) “deafening silence”

Explanation:

(1) it is an oxymoron because the sentence contradicts itself the library is in a “random order” random contradicts the word “order” as this implies something is neat and together.

(2) this is an oxymoron because it implies silence is so over powering that it feelings like it is actually extremely loud or in this case “deafening”

the symbol of the grandfather's heritage in this excerpt from "the medicine bag,” is the beaded bolo tie.

a bolo tie is a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp which is worn as a necktie. they have been used by native american tribes such as hopi, navajo, zuni, and puebloans since the mid-20th century.

therefore, the fact that the grandfather is wearing a bolo tie refers to his heritage as native american.