Antithesis

What is antithesis?

• Two terms that are similar in a statement.

• Two terms that are opposite in a statement.

• Two terms that always establish the main idea.

• Two terms that are the counter argument.

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What effect does antithesis have?

• Its used only to weaken a counter argument.

• It is used to make a similar comparison.

• It is good when you are trying to make a statement bold.

• It’s good only when trying to prove something’s insignificance.

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Which of the following is an example of antithesis?

• Set fire to the brush

• she always saw the sun, she always had fun.

• Zero to hero.

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Which is an example of juxtaposition

• knees weak arms are heavy

• Born to die

• As light as a feather

• chaos behavior is easier to obtain than calm behavior.

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Is,“As nutty as a fruit cake” an example of antithesis?

• No it is Juxtaposition

• No

• yes

• No it is parellelism

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Which is not an example of antithesis?

• ”Many are called, few are chosen”

• “One small step for man, one giant step for mankind.”

• “Speech is silver but silence is gold”

• “It’s raining cats and dogs”

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What is emphazied in antithesis?

• always the contrast

• The similar comparison

• The identical concepts

• always the counter argument

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Is oxymoron and antithesis the same thing?

• Yes

• No

• An oxymoron is always an antithesis but a antithesis isn’t always an oxymoron.

• An antithesis is always an oxymoron but a oxymoron isn’t always an antithesis.

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