FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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oxymoron
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irony
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paradox
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simile
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Oscar Wilde said, “I can resist anything except temptation, ” he used a paradox to highlight how easily we give in to tempting things while imagining that we can hold firm and resist them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The meaning being that legal things are less enticing or less exciting than illegal stuff. The meaning of this Oscar Wilde quote boils down to whether you want something or not, of course you are tempted if you want something, after all there is no temptation if you do not want it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Resist Everything Except Temptation The Anarchist Philosophy of Oscar Wilde.
Detailed explanation-4: -/rɪˈzɪst/ to fight against or oppose something or someone: [ T ] Students want to discover the truth themselves, and they resist having conclusions forced upon them. To resist is also to keep or stop yourself from doing something: [ T ] I couldn’t resist laughing at him.