Beowulf

What is the oxymoron in lines "304-306"? Explain it.

"And at last I could see the land,wind-swept

Cliff-walls at the edge of the coast. Fate saves

The living when they drive away death by

themselves!"

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I think the oxymoron is supposed to have something to do with the living driving away death. While it may sound like an oxymoron, the meaning really is not.

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