Figures of Contrast

• Irony- shows contradiction between what is said and what is meant
• The name of the Britain's biggest dog was "Tiny" -Irony
• Oxymoron- presents two contradictory or conflicting words
• A man who has no enemies must not have any friends - Oxymoron
• Paradox- a statement that seems to contradict itself but is true.
• He had been dead for years, yet he looked as if he were about to wake up at any moment - Paradox