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Chelsea is reading about a situation in a novel that seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth. Which literary device is the author using in the book?

A. symbolism

B. paradox

C. irony

D. hyperbole

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User Ged
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Answer:

Paradox

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Yash Dayal
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The literary device used by the author in the book is:

B. paradox

When ideas are contradictory but when placed together have an equal significant value, their meanings are examined deeper which are not understood in the initial observation yet convey a meaningful insight is what you call in literature as paradox.

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