Paradox Figures and Examples in Sentences

Making essays such as short stories or novels cannot be separated from figure of speech or style language. The goal is to make an essay interesting to read. Although a good essay is not judged by the number of figures of speech, its presence in the essay is indeed important. In the previous article we have discussed about kinds of figure of speech. In this discussion, we will explain further about one of the contradictions, namely paradox.

Definition

The word paradox comes from language Greek meaning "opposite opinion". So, etymologically, paradox is a form of figure of speech that expresses conflicting opinions. According to the KBBI, paradox is defined as a statement that seems contradictory (opposite) to public opinion or the truth, but in fact contains the truth. So it can be concluded that paradoxical figure of speech is a figure of speech whose content is contrary to what should have happened.

Paradox figure of speech is one type of conflicting figure of speech. Other figures of speech included in the figure of speech of opposition are cynicism, hyperbole, irony and litotes. Some examples of this figure of speech have been discussed in previous articles, including:

example of hyperbole – example of litotes figure of speech – irony figure of speech. Even though it is in the group of contradictory figure of speech, but the figure of speech paradox has characteristics that distinguish it from other figure of speech in opposition. The characteristics of paradoxical figure of speech are:

1. In one sentence there are two contradictory things, for example "feel lonely in the crowd city“. Two word in bold is "lonely" and "crowd” are two contradictory things. Crowd refers to the presence of many people in one place. So that in real conditions the person should not feel alone or lonely.
2. Despite having two contradictory words, they both state one truth. Example “old body contain young spirit smoldering." The two words contradict each other but the sentence formed has one meaning. Meaning: Even though he is old, he is still excited like a young person.

Use of Paradox

The paradoxical figure of speech has a wrong idea and then proceeds with the truth to be conveyed. This figure of speech is a little surprising to the interlocutor because of this contradicting word. Paradox figure of speech is widely used in the language style of magazines, tabloids, or other writings that convey a lot of opinion. In addition to opinion, paradox figure of speech is also used to convey statements (declarative), arguments and subtle satire.

Examples of using paradox in sentences:

1. Many Indonesians live in poverty in this resource-rich country.

The sentence above is declarative sentence example kalimat. There are two contradicting words in this sentence:poor" and "rich“. However, this sentence illustrates one meaning, namely that there is a lot of poverty in Indonesia Indonesia. This is a feature from paradoxical figure of speech. A more complete explanation of declarative sentences can be read in the article declarative and interrogative imperative sentences.

2. It seems that the increase in the value of the dollar affects the decrease in public interest in buying electronic goods.

In sentence There are two words that contradict each other, namely "enhancement" and "drop“. But it has one meaning, which is to express an idea or opinion that the increasing value of the dollar makes people less interested in buying electronic goods. This sentence has the characteristics of an opinion sentence because it begins with the word "looks like“. For more details about the characteristics of opinion sentences, you can read the article the characteristics of fact and opinion sentences.

3. It's true that he's the fastest runner, but he's also always late for school.

The sentence in the third example has a subtle satirical meaning. This meaning is described by showing two contradictory words, namely "fastest" and always "late“. From this sentence, the speaker wants to convey one meaning. It means "He can run fast so he should never be late“.

Example of Paradox

In the description above, several examples of paradoxic figure of speech have been discussed in accordance with their use. Paradox figure of speech can be used as a declarative sentence, expressing opinions and subtle satire. Some examples of other paradoxical figures of speech are as follows:

1. Even though the weather is cloudy, it feels like my day is always bright time with you.
2. This problem must be resolved with a cool head so that the atmosphere does not get hotter.
3. Adi admitted that he was very scared when he fought the thief, even though the residents really appreciated his courage.
4. Her sweet smile seemed to brighten her surroundings, it's only natural that men's eyes always dimmed and didn't stop looking at her.
5. The officials are still fighting over the pleasures of the world, no matter the fate of their people who are in misery.
6. He may lose one battle but he is the one who won this war.
7. girl beauty village become a mask that covers the ugliness of his nature.
8. The thick book is not sure all the contents are of good quality.
9. Distances of hundreds of kilometers can feel very close with the help of tools communicationmodern.
10. Grandpa always remembers his grandchildren's birthdays but he forgets to buy them gifts.
11. Everyone considered the accident to be a misfortune, but for me it was luck to meet you.
12. Mr. Arlan likes his house to be clean but he always leaves dirty dishes everywhere.
13. This incident proves that God is great and I am only a small creature in front of him.
14. I waited so long for this moment it's a shame our meeting was so short.
15. Progress technology cause a lot of moral and social decline in generation young
16. Many think people who study hard are people who are lazy to socialize, is that right?
17. His intelligence in academics actually becomes meaningless because of his ignorance in understanding religious knowledge.
18. Didn't I tell you, the girl is beautiful in appearance but ugly at heart.
19. Forget about the insults from Budi, after all your work has received praise from our art teacher.
20. Girls who are too loyal will eventually be betrayed by their partners.
21. You said that Ani was from a well-off family, but look at her clothes like someone who lacks property.
22. I'm just surprised that lazy child can diligently pray in the mosque.
23. You are an honest child, but your friends only think of you as an easy person to lie to
24. Increased rainfall rain make onion and chili production in this season decrease compared to the previous season
25. The abundance of Paradise's treasures is his greatest strength and weakness in finding a partner

Thus the description of the discussion of the figure of speech paradox and examples in sentences. May be useful.