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ANTITHESIS

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ANTITHESIS

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WHAT IS IT?

  • two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve contrast
  • The word derives from the Greek word 'antitithenai' meaning "to oppose"
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EXAMPLES

  • “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  • “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
  • “The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.”
  • Can you give me an example? I have candy!
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SO WHAT??

  • authors use antithesis to create contrast
  • it grabs the reader's attention
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