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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.
Algernon. I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.
In the passage, Wilde uses ___________ to achieve an aesthetic impact.
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paradox.
Wilde’s lines invert conventional beliefs (e.g., that proposing is romantic) to produce a witty, epigrammatic effect—the surprising contradiction creates the aesthetic impact.
Wilde’s lines invert conventional beliefs (e.g., that proposing is romantic) to produce a witty, epigrammatic effect—the surprising contradiction creates the aesthetic impact.
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