what is the difference between antithesis and oxymoron... plz explain using examples
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Answer: An oxymoron is a phrase that uses two contradictory or opposing terms, while an antithesis is a device that presents two contrasting ideas in a sentence (but not in the same phrase).
*These are examples of antithesis:
"Man proposes, God disposes." - Source unknown.
"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." - Goethe.
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong.
"To err is human; to forgive divine." - Alexander Pope.
*Oxymoron example is "deafening silence," which describes a silence that is so overpowering it almost feels deafening, or extremely loud—just as an actual sound would.
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