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  1. Antithesis

    Since antithesis is intended to be a figure of speech, such statements are not meant to be understood in a literal manner. Here are some examples of antithesis used in everyday speech: Go big or go home. Spicy food is heaven on the tongue but hell in the tummy. Those who can, do; those who can't do, teach. Get busy living or get busy dying.

  2. How to Use Antithesis in Your Writing: Definition and Examples of

    How to Use Antithesis in Your Writing: Definition and Examples of Antithesis as a Literary Device. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Sep 29, 2021 • 3 min read. The English language is full of literary devices that can enliven your writing. One tool used often in literature and politics is called antithesis. Articles. Videos.

  3. Antithesis

    Antithesis is a figure of speech that juxtaposes two contrasting or opposing ideas, usually within parallel grammatical structures. For instance, Neil Armstrong used antithesis when he stepped onto the surface of the moon in 1969 and said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." This is an example of antithesis because ...

  4. Antithesis: Definition and Examples

    Example 3. Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes (the band "AFI" - album title) The antithesis here is a juxtaposition of two different actions (opening and shutting) that are actually part of the same sort of behavior - the behavior of somebody who wants to understand the world rather than be the center of attention.

  5. Antithesis

    Antithesis (pl.: antitheses; Greek for "setting opposite", from ἀντι-"against" and θέσις "placing") is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.. Antithesis can be defined as "a figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas ...

  6. Antithesis Examples and Definition

    Antithesis is the use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structures. This combination of a balanced structure with opposite ideas serves to highlight the contrast between them. For example, the following famous Muhammad Ali quote is an example of antithesis: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.".

  7. What is Antithesis

    Familiar antithesis examples: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.". "No pain, no gain.". "Out of sight, out of mind.". The word "antithesis" comes from the Greek word meaning "setting opposite," which is an idea that has been used in various forms. Let's look at those various forms in more ...

  8. Stylistic Devices

    Antithesis emphasises the contrast between two ideas. The structure of the phrases / clauses is usually similar in order to draw the reader's / listener's attention directly to the contrast. Examples: That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. (Neil Armstrong) To err is human; to forgive, divine. (Pope)

  9. What is Antithesis? Definition, Examples of Antitheses in Writing

    An antithesis is just that—an "anti" "thesis.". An antithesis is used in writing to express ideas that seem contradictory. An antithesis uses parallel structure of two ideas to communicate this contradiction. Example of Antithesis: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." -Muhammad Ali. This example of antithesis is a famous ...

  10. Antithesis in Literature: Definition & Examples

    Antithesis (ann-TIH-thuh-suhs), put simply, means the absolute opposite of something. As a literary term, it refers to the juxtaposition of two opposing entities in parallel structure. Antithesis is an effective literary device because humans tend to define through contrast. Therefore, antithesis can help readers understand something by defining its opposite.

  11. antithesis

    antithesis ăntĭthˈĭsĭs [key], a figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, words, clauses, or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure. Parallelism of expression serves to emphasize opposition of ideas. The familiar

  12. Antithesis: Meaning, Definition and Examples

    Antithesis is a figure of speech that places two completely contrasting ideas or clauses in juxtaposition. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that contains two opposing or contrasting words placed adjacent to each other within a phrase to produce an effect. For example: "Art is long, and Time is fleeting.". For example:

  13. PDF Expressive Means and Stylistic Devices

    Antithesis Antithesis is a phrase, sentence or a group of such in which a thing or a concept is measured against or contrasted to its opposite: A saint abroad and a devil at home, too brief for our passion, too long for our peace. Antithesis emerge as a result of opposition of two words. Any opposition will be based on the contrasting features

  14. Stylistics

    Summary. Stylistics is application of linguistic analysis to literary texts, with a view to advancing the understanding of the sources, in the multiplicity of grammatical affordances of a language, of a text's meaning or effect. Stylistics makes the language of texts a primary consideration, but not to the neglect of real readers and the ...

  15. Stylistic Devices: Oxymoron, Antithesis, Irony

    Antithesis (Greek anti + thesis - "opposition") is a stylistic device involving the use of a parallel construction, the two parts of which must be semantically opposed to each other. Irony (Greek eironeia - "mockery concealed") - as a trope - is a stylistic device in which the contextual evaluative meaning of a word is directly opposite to its ...

  16. The Basic Functions of Antithesis and Chiasmus in Stylistics

    The Basic Functions of Antithesis and Chiasmus in Stylistics - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This article offers with the development of the chiasmus, one of the much less studied stylistic figures to date. The stylistic aspect, function, and expressive-emotional nature of the chiasmus method https ...

  17. PDF LECTURE1 THE SUBJECT AND MAIN OBJECTIVES OF STYLITICS

    Stylistics - is a branch of general linguistics. It deals with 2 interdependent objectives. Investigation of special language media which secure the desirable effect of the utterance. they are called stylistic devices(SD) and expressive means(EM). Stylistics studies the nature, functions and structure of SDs and EMs.

  18. Antithesis and its Functions in Literary Texts

    This article is dedicated to the analysis of the antithesis, its usage in the texts, distinct meaning as well as structural and semantic classification based on the study of examples of literature. The principal role of the antithesis, as a stylistic figure, is to put forward concepts in a contrast. The article analyzed views of scientists on the lexical-semantic concepts of the antithesis and ...

  19. PDF Peculiarities of The Antithesis in The Literary Text

    Keywords: Stylistics, stylistic devices, antithesis, semantics, pragmatics, contrast, opposition, oxymoron, antonym. INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE REVIEW AND DISCUSSION Stylistics is a section of linguistics that deals with the study of speech styles, stylistic techniques and expressive means of language in their relation to the expressed content1.

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  23. Elektrostal

    In 1938, it was granted town status. [citation needed]Administrative and municipal status. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrostal Urban Okrug.