Antithesis is the contrast between two opposing ideas. It is often used in poetry, literature, and other forms of writing to create a feeling of irony or absurdity. Examples of antithesis in English literature include "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity" by William Butler Yeats and "The snow falls silently, it falls without a sound" by Louis MacNeice.
1. What is antithesis?
Antithesis is a figure of speech that contrasts two ideas in order to make the second idea the opposite of the first. It is often used to show a contrast between two things. In literature, antithesis is used to express a contrast between two characters or two ideas. For example, in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, the antithesis between Hamlet and Claudius is seen as the cause of Hamlet's madness. The following are some examples of antithesis in English literature: - "The man in the street" and "the man on the street." - "The sun" and "the moon." - "She was a woman" and "she was a witch." - "The past" and "the future."
2. Examples of antithesis in English literature
Antithesis is a figure of speech that is used in writing and speech to create a contrast between two ideas, states of being, or opposing forces. There are many different types of antithesis. For example, in the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the speaker is comparing his life before and after his decision to take the road less traveled. The first stanza of the poem has a positive tone, but in the second stanza, the tone changes to a more negative tone. Another example of antithesis is in the poem "I Heard the Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. In the first two lines of the poem, the speaker is describing the sound of the bells, but in the next two lines of the poem, the speaker is describing the sound of the silence.
3. Conclusion.
Antithesis is the opposite of a word or phrase. It is when a word or phrase is used in the opposite meaning of what it usually means. The word is used in a positive sense with the opposite meaning. In the book "The Great Gatsby", the author uses antithesis in the sense of "darkness visible". In "The Catcher in the Rye", Holden Caulfield uses antithesis when he says, "I hate them [taxi drivers]".
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