Antithesis
What is it?An Antithesis is a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. 2 ideas put together to contrast.
What is it's effect / why is it used?
It is used to emphasize the contrast between phrases or clauses.
Find the well known example.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.” - Charles Dickens
To err is human; to forgive divine.” - Alexander Pope
- Find two well-known examples
Write an example of your own.
You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart.
You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart.
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