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  2. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Oxymoron: using two terms together, that normally contradict each other. Parable: extended metaphor told as an anecdote to illustrate or teach a moral lesson. Paradiastole: extenuating a vice in order to flatter or soothe. Paradox: use of apparently contradictory ideas to point out some underlying truth.

  3. Oxymoron - Wikipedia

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    An oxymoron (plurals: oxymorons and oxymora) is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction. As a rhetorical device, an oxymoron illustrates a point to communicate and reveal a paradox.

  4. Chiasmus - Wikipedia

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    Both chiasmus and antimetabole can be used to reinforce antithesis. [6] In chiasmus, the clauses display inverted parallelism.Chiasmus was particularly popular in the literature of the ancient world, including Hebrew, Greek, Latin and K'iche' Maya, [7] where it was used to articulate the balance of order within the text.

  5. Antithesis - Wikipedia

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    An antithesis is formed with line A contrasting "evil" with "right" in line B. Line A' contrasts the "filthy" with the "holy" in line B'. [8] • A Let the evildoer still do evil, • A' and the filthy still be filthy, • B and the righteous still do right. • B' and the holy still be holy (Revelation 22:11).

  6. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Paradox – an apparently absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition. Paralipsis – a form of apophasis when a rhetor introduces a subject by denying it should be discussed. To speak of someone or something by claiming not to. Parallelism – the correspondence, in sense or construction, of successive clauses or passages.

  7. Antinomy - Wikipedia

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    Antinomy (Ancient Greek: antí 'against' + nómos 'law') refers to a real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two notions. [1] It is a term used in logic and epistemology, particularly in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

  8. Enantiosis - Wikipedia

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    The yin yang symbol which illustrates opposites together.. Enantiosis, synoeciosis or discordia concors is a rhetorical device in which opposites are juxtaposed so that the contrast between them is striking. [1]

  9. Paradox (literature) - Wikipedia

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    In literature, the paradox is an anomalous juxtaposition of incongruous ideas for the sake of striking exposition or unexpected insight. It functions as a method of literary composition and analysis that involves examining apparently contradictory statements and drawing conclusions either to reconcile them or to explain their presence.