Question

what is the meaning or definition of antithesis

Answer 1

Antithesis. ... Antithesis can be defined as "a figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, words, clauses, or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure. Parallelism of expression serves to emphasize opposition of ideas".

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Answer 2

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Antithesis, means “opposite,” is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.

Antithesis emphasizes the idea of contrast by parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or clauses.

The structures of phrases and clauses are similar, in order to draw the attention of the listeners or readers

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Below is a list of some common antithetical statements:

• Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

• Man proposes, God disposes.

• Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.

• Speech is silver, but silence is gold.

• Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.

• Money is the root of all evil: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.

• You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart.

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