A statement that is apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really contains a possible truth.
Example: Cowards die many times before their deaths. (Shakespeare's Julius Caesar)
Example: Beowulf is the son of God as he kills everything with absolute ease and even while treading on water...
Metonymy: noun
The subsitution of the name of an atrribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.
example: chains=armor bottle or cup=liquer keel=boat
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