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Examples Help!
What is the
definition of Antithesis?
How do you define Antithesis? What is a Antithesis? The word
derives from the Greek word 'antitithenai' meaning to oppose' . Plural:
Antitheses. The
definition of Antithesis is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Antithesis - a poetic device |
Definition: Rhetorical
contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements
of words, clauses, or sentences.
Meaning Opposition; contrast
Example: "action, not
words"
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Definition of Antithesis
- a poetic device |
Famous Modern
Example of Antithesis
The most famous
modern example of Antithesis was the words of astronaut Neil
Armstrong when he became the first man to set foot on the moon
"One small step
for a man, one giant leap for all mankind."
Other famous
examples of antithesis are "To err is human, to forgive,
divine." the famous quote by Alexander Pope and "The brave men,
living and dead" from the Gettysburg Address by Abraham
Lincoln.
Examples of Antithesis in Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Antithesis
examples can be found by the most famous poets including John
Milton, Alexander Pope and William Shakespeare.
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An Essay on
Man by Alexander Pope "unlike short-sighted, egocentric
humans, God “sees with equal eye” the fall of a hero and
a sparrow, the destruction of an atom or a solar
system."
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Samuel
Johnson, The History of Rasselas "Integrity without
knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without
integrity is dangerous and dreadful."
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“Hee for God
only, shee for God in him” Paradise Lost by John Milton.
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“Too black
for heaven, and yet too white for hell.” from “The Hind
and the Panther” by John Dryden
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Brutus: "Not
that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Antithesis of the
Wicked Witch and Snow White
An example of
a well known antithesis is between the characters of the Wicked
Witch and Snow White in the famous fairy tale. Snow White is the
antithesis of her stepmother, the wicked witch. They are
characters of opposition and contrast.
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The
character of Snow White is good, modest, innocent, kind,
happy and generous
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The
character of the Wicked Witch is evil, vain, jealous,
cruel, corrupt, crafty, miserable and mean
Examples Help! Use
of Antithesis in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Antithesis can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Antithesis
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Antithesis make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Antithesis use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Antithesis
Figures of
speech such as Antithesis adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
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