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Antithesis is one of the most common rhetorical devices and deliberately contrasts two opposing ideas in consecutive phrases or sentences. It produces balance and emphasis and both help make a point memorable.
I.e. it says 'not X... but Y' or 'X instead of y.'
For example:
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character" -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Americans want to see results instead of rhetoric . . . solutions instead of sound bites, and hard work instead of horse trading" - Alcee Hastings
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What are two examples of antithesis?
Science is the antithesis of superstition. Hatred is the antithesis of love. Greed is the antithesis of generosity. Woops ... I gave three examples instead of two.
What are some examples of antithesis?
Antithesis is the direct opposite of someone or something else. Some examples would be a boy and girl walking next to each other or a mouse and a cat playing together.
What are the examples of antithesis?
Examples of antithesis include "speech is silver, but silence is gold" and "love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." These phrases typically contrast ideas to emphasize the differences between them in a concise way.
Example for antithesis?
An antithesis is the opposite of another. Often, the antithesis is the bad aspects of the individual, however, everything has an antithesis.
Sample sentences for antithesis?
example of antithesis?
What is the plural of antithesis?
The plural of antithesis is antitheses.
What are the example sentences of a antithesis?
Charlie Sheen is the antithesis of a faithful husband.
How do you use antithesis in sentence?
Hope is the antithesis of despair.
What part of speech is the word antithesis?
The word antithesis is a noun. The plural form is antitheses.
A sentence containing the word antithesis?
Communism is the antithesis of capitalism.
What is the suffix of antithesis?
The suffix of "antithesis" is "-esis."
What are some examples of antithesis in Gulliver's Travels?
Big/Small Sensible/IgnorantComplexity/SimplicityScientific/NaturalCitizen/GovernmentGood Luck with your happy adventures!
