Question

Which is an example of a paradox within the excerpt?

And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which, as they kiss consume:
the sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;

Answer 1

the sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

Step-by-step explanation:

A figure of speech which is produced when two contrasting statements are combined to produce a somewhat puzzling or absurd superficial meaning. However, when researched may prove to hold or be true.

In the excerpt above, a paradox could be picked in the statement ;

"the sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness"

Here, honey as popularly known and described here as sweet, then still regarded as loathsome, which means repulsive.

Hence, Loathsome in deliciousness, that is repulsive and delicious seems very contradictory atleast superficially.