Oxymoron: living dead How does living dead make sense even though they are complete opposites? (in context to oxymorons)

What is the difference in point of view and voice

The tone of this speech could best be described as expressing a feeling of read the excerpt from president ronald reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election, i believe we can embark on a new age of reform in this country and an era of national renewal an era that will reorder the relationship between citizen and government, that will make government again responsive to people, that will revitalize the values of family, work, and neighborhood and that will testore our private and independent social fear hope anger pride

What is the phrase a tiny shoot of phase prikled by the mind