Antithesis: The juxtaposition of two opposing phrases or ideas next to one another.
Example: "Our genes had to hustle to enable us to survive and thrive in all that chaos called 'civilization.'" -The Darwin Awards: Countdown To Extinction.
"We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change." -John F. Kennedy
"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." Opening paragraph of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
For contemplation he and valour formed, For softness she and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him. Paradise Lost, Book V, lines 297 – 299, John Milton
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
ReplyDelete"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
ReplyDelete- William Shakespeare, Hamlet
"One small step for a man, one giant leap for all mankind." -Neil Armstrong
ReplyDelete"We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change."
ReplyDelete-John F. Kennedy
"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."
ReplyDeleteOpening paragraph of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
For contemplation he and valour formed,
ReplyDeleteFor softness she and sweet attractive grace;
He for God only, she for God in him.
Paradise Lost, Book V, lines 297 – 299, John Milton