This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation. A paradox is

LITERATUREJAMB 1990

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

A paradox is

  • A. applied to a word or combination of words whose sound resembles the sense
  • B. a statement which seems self-contraditory or absurd, yet turns out to have a valid meaning
  • C. an episode of pantomime introduced through gesture and bodily movement in a play
  • D. an elaborately conceived poem expressing an urban poet's nostalgia for life in the country

Correct Answer: B. a statement which seems self-contraditory or absurd, yet turns out to have a valid meaning

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