DEFINITION: ANTITHESIS
Antithesis uses juxtaposition by putting opposites side by side.
Antithesis uses juxtaposition by putting opposites side by side.
Examples:
To err is human; to forgive is divine.
-- Alexander Pope
That short and easy trip made a lasting and profound change in Harold's outlook.
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
--Neil Armstrong
Antithesis can convey some sense of complexity in a person or idea by admitting opposite or nearly opposite truths:
Though surprising, it is true; though frightening at first, it is really harmless.
If we try, we might succeed; if we do not try, we cannot succeed.
Success makes men proud; failure makes them wise.
In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
--Samuel Johnson
I agree that it is legal; but my question was, Is it moral?
"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
