Antithesis by

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glorianguyenfvh — 2013-11-06 19:47:13 UTC

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antithesis

http://literarydevices.net/antithesis/

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Definiton

glorianguyenfvh — 2013-11-06 20:00:54 UTC

antithese: the state of two things that are directly opposite to each other

Example from Literature

glorianguyenfvh — 2013-11-15 10:10:10 UTC

"In Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” we notice antithesis in characters of “Mark Antony” and “Marcus Brutus”. Brutus is portrayed as a “noblest of Romans” close to Caesar and a person who loved Rome and Caesar. Antony, on the contrary, is shown as a man with evil intentions of harming Caesar and taking charge of Romans. These antithetical characters highlight the conflict in the play."

Example from Literature

glorianguyenfvh — 2013-11-15 10:10:51 UTC

(Charles Dickens, “ A Tale of Two Cities” )

“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.”

Example

glorianguyenfvh — 2013-11-15 10:11:46 UTC

Wise men do make foolish mistakes. Knowledge will shed light on matters. Ignorance will leave us in the dark.

glorianguyenfvh — 2013-11-15 10:15:30 UTC

glorianguyenfvh — 2013-11-15 10:15:31 UTC