A statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth

The correct answer is 'Paradox'.

Important Points

Literary devices are specific language techniques that writers use to create a text that is clear, interesting, and memorable. 

• Paradox is a statement that contradicts itself and still seems true.
  • Because a paradox is surprising or even shocking, it draws the reader’s attention to what is being said.  
  • For example, “We are the hollow men, we are the stuffed men.” – T.S. Elliot

From the above, we can conclude that paradox is a statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth.

Hint

• Irony is a figure of speech that conveys the opposite of the meaning it expresses verbally.
  • For example, a person stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we're having!”
• Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe.
  • For example, The “boom” of a firework exploding, the “tick-tock” of a clock, and the “ding dong” of a doorbell.
• Simile is a literary term where words “like” or “as” are used to compare two different things and show a common quality between them.