Antithesis: a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas
are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
See how many examples of antithesis you can spot as you watch the video and listen to the lyrics!
“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.”
- Dickens
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