Antithesis | Definition & Examples of Antithesis | Antithesis in Literature

Описание: The word antithesis is a figure of speech wherein two seemingly contrasted ideas are put together in a single statement using parallel grammatical structure. It may be a contrast of ideas, words, phrases, clauses or sentences. The purpose of antithesis is to make the reader better understand the point, the author is trying to convey to the readers. For example, in these quotations, the ideas, as well as the words, are totally opposite to each other.

Man proposes; God disposes.
Speech is silver, but Silence is Gold.

The word propose is the opposite of the word dispose. Similarly, the word speech is the opposite of the word silence. Moreover, parallel grammatical structures have been used in both these quotations. The structure of the first clause in each quotation is similar to the second clause in each quotation. That’s why; it is a parallel grammatical structure.

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