Which of the following sentences contains a paradox?
AThe pen is mightier than the sword.
BHe is as brave as a lion.
CThe wind whispered through the trees.
DThe child is father of the man.CORRECT
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Why the answer is D, and why the others tempt you.
A child cannot literally be the father of an adult, yet the statement expresses the truth that childhood shapes the adult, so it is a paradox. The whispering wind is personification, the comparison with a lion is a simile, and the pen and the sword stand for writing and force, which is metonymy.
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