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.
A. Synecdoche
B. Irony
C. Paradox
D. Hyperbole
Correct Answer: Option C
C. Paradox
Explanation
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.