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

The sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

Explanation:

Paradox is a figure of language that mixes opposing concepts in the same statement. In this way, paradox can be described as the expression of a logical idea by the use of opposite terms.

In the case of the passage shown in the question, the paradox was used in the expression "The sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness." because there is a contradiction in saying that something is loathsome and delicious.

answer: it means that he would rather write than preach.

explanation: its what it says

the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character and the reader can perceive information only through the filter of a single character.