Use the extract below to answer questions Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold Line 2: A rainbow in the sky Line 3: so was it when my life began Line 4: so is it now Line 5: so is it when I have grown Line 6: the child is the father of the man. The literary device used in line 6 is an example of_____

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Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold

Line 2: A rainbow in the sky

Line 3: so was it when my life began

Line 4: so is it now

Line 5: so is it when I have grown

Line 6: the child is the father of the man.

The literary device used in line 6 is an example of______

A Synecdoche
B Irony
C Paradox
D Hyperbole

jamb 2019 literature-in-english

The correct answer is C. Paradox

The statement although may not seem to be true and probable in the first instance. However, on a closer examination, it appears to be true and realistic.

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