PARADOX, IRONY &

OXYMORON
Grade 7
 PARADOX
It is a figure of speech in
speech
which a statement appears to
contradict itself.
Adjective: paradoxical.
 Examples of PARADOX
1. One has to die in order to
live.
2. "Some of the biggest
failures I ever had were
successes."
 Examples of PARADOX
3. "War is peace.“
4. "Some day you will be old
enough to start reading fairy
tales again."
 IRONY
It is said to be present when
the presented meaning of a
message is different from the
one that is truly intended.
It is also associated with
sarcasm or mockery.
 Examples of IRONY
1. How good of you to refuse us.
2. A man looked out of the
window to see the storm
intensify. He turned to his
friend and said “wonderful
weather we’re having!”
3.
 Examples of IRONY
3. A fire station burns down
4. A traffic cop got his
license suspended due to
unpaid tickets
5. A shoemaker without
shoes
 OXYMORON
It is a phrase or a two-word
description where the two
words contrast with each
other.
 Examples of OXYMORON
1. Defeaning silence
2. Sweet sorrow
3. The gossip is old news.
4. A small crowd gathered to
watch the concert.
 Examples of OXYMORON
5. Stop being a big baby.
6. I am sure I am growing
smaller as I get older.
7.He has become an
extremely unpopular
celebrity.
 What is a paradox?
a. an illogical statement
b. an illogical statement without
a purpose
c. an illogical statement with a
deeper meaning
d. an illogical statement that
confuses the reader
 1. Which statement is not a paradox?
a. You have to spend money to
make money.
b. I'm so hungry I could eat a
horse.
c. Less is more
d. You have to be cruel to be
kind
 2. What is the paradox in this
statement? Child is father of the man.

a. A child, by definition,
cannot be a father.
b. A father must have a child.
c. A man must be a father
d. A child cannot be a man