Antithesis by

Definition:

marybellebee — 2013-11-07 01:34:07 UTC

illustrates an example of antithesis with words and phrases with opposite meanings balanced against each other

Original Example:

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He was sweet while his brother was sour.

Example #1

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“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’ “ A Tale of Two Cities”

Example #2

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The Hind and the Panther: Part I John Dryden

If, as our dreaming Platonists report,
There could be spirits of a middle sort,
Too black for heav'n, and yet too white for hell,
Who just dropp'd halfway down, nor lower fell;

Work Cited:

marybellebee — 2013-11-07 01:36:33 UTC

http://www.poeticterminology.net/48-antithesis.htm

The Top Billboard

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Opposite, Contrasting Colors = Background

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