Which type of figurative language is shown in the sentence below?

Question

“If there’s one thing I know, it’s that I know nothing,” she said.

(1 point)
Responses

hyperbole
hyperbole

paradox
paradox

personification
personification

simile
simile

Answer 1

The figurative language shown in the sentence “If there’s one thing I know, it’s that I know nothing,” is paradox. This is because the statement presents a contradiction, where knowing nothing is paradoxically claimed to be the one thing the speaker knows.