Paradox is similar to oxymoron in that both figures of speech use contradictions to state a truth. However, paradox does not place opposing words side by side, as oxymoron does. They called him a lion. But in the boxing ring, the lion was a lamb . For slaves, life was death , and death was life .
Personification is a form of metaphor.
The house pleaded for a new coat of paint. Jack bought a new set of wheels . The law pursued the bank robbers from Maine to Florida.