ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Proverb. (paradox, oxymoron) That which is of smaller quantity could be of higher quality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Let’s look at some classic examples. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” This quote is a tenet created by the pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. This statement is a paradox because something cannot be more equal than another.

Detailed explanation-3: -: a statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true. : a false statement that at first seems true. : a person or thing having qualities that seem to be opposites.

Detailed explanation-4: -A paradox is a figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. This type of statement can be described as paradoxical. A compressed paradox comprised of just a few words is called an oxymoron. This term comes from the Greek paradoxa, meaning “incredible, contrary to opinion or expectation."

Detailed explanation-5: -A paradox is a statement that may seem contradictory or absurd but yet it can still be true. Paradoxes are often created by statements that have two meanings, one of which is plainly false and the other simply incomprehensible. The word “paradox” comes from Ancient Greek: (parados), meaning “beyond belief.”