Paradox
A paradox is a statement or idea that seems self-contradictory or impossible at first, yet reveals a deeper truth when you think about it. Poets use paradox to capture complex feelings, sharpen an idea, or show that two opposing things can both be true at once.
Example
The quiet room was crowded with her grief,
A loud silence filling every chair.
Related Definitions
[n] (logic) a self-contradiction; "I always lie"
Related Terms
absurdity, ambiguity, ambivalence, antinomy, asymmetry, contradiction, crux, dilemma, disproportion, disproportionateness, enigma, equivocality, equivocation, Gordian knot, heresy, heterodoxy, heterogeneity, hopelessness, impossibility, impossible, imposs