Irony/Paradox/Oxymoron
By Griffin Barton
Definition
Irony- the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Paradox- A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Oxymoron- a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous.
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Paradox
Real World Example
“Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.”
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.”
This quote is from Shakespeare and the irony is Juliet commands her nurse to find out who Romeo was and says if he were married, then her wedding bed would be her grave. It is a verbal irony because the audience knows that she is going to die on her wedding bed.