The warmly cool, clear, ringing, perfumed, overflowing, redundant days, were as crystal goblets of Persian sherbet, heaped up --flaked up, with rose-water snow.
Definition of PARADOX for Kids. 1. : a statement that seems to say opposite things and yet is perhaps true. 2. : a person or thing having qualities that seem to be opposite.
What Is a Paradox? Jumbo shrimp. Wise fool. This sentence is false. What's the common theme with all these phrases? They're all paradoxes. A paradox is a statement or idea that seems to contradict itself. And, to be fair, they can be confusing. Think about the statement, 'This sentence is false.' Is it true? If it's true, then it's false. But if it's false, how can it be true? Yep, it's a paradox. Why do we find paradoxes in literature? A paradox can be a useful literary device.