More on figure of speech from Fact Monster: ... apostrophe, figure of speech - apostrophe apostrophe, figure of speech in which an absent person, a personified inanimate being, ...

A paradox is a situation in which something seems both true and false. ... The philosopher thinks that every paradox is an illusion.

No wonder the English language is so very difficult to learn: ... We polish the Polish furniture. ... He could lead if he would get the lead out.

It is a figure of speech that means the speaker intends to protect the listener, actually or symbolically. ... paradox: Use of apparently contradictory ideas to point out some underlying truth

conceit (figure of speech) ... paradox (literature) ... understatement (figure of speech)

Now lets add a little figure of speech to this line, She had eyes as blue as the sky and as deep as the ocean. Sounds better? ... Paradox; It is a seemingly contradictory statement at first reading,

apostrophe, figure of speech in which an absent person, a personified inanimate being, or an abstraction ... paradox, statement that appears self-contradictory but actually has a basis in truth,

Figure of Speech: paradox, the contrary figure. ... While we see it as a figure of self-contraction, ancient rhetoricians saw the paradox as a maverick belief that goes against majority opinion.

Third International Symposium of Cognition, Logic and Communication ... Invited Speakers include: ... Call for Papers

We probably don't go through a day without using a figure of speech. The Bible is full of them. ... Paradox - opposed to reason