Antithesis

antithesis

• No pain, no gain.

• Oh, yeah, he is a great guy. A great guy who took the last slice of pizza.

• He was a wolf among sheep.

• She sells seashells by the sea shore.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

When I say "full", you say "???????"

• dirty

• empty

• clean

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CCSS.L.4.5

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means: two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.

• anaphora

• chiasmus

• parallelism

• antithesis

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CCSS.L.4.5

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“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Is this antithesis, juxtaposition, or neither?

• Antithesis

• Juxtaposition

• Neither

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"Money is the root of all evil: poverty is the fruit of all goodness."

• Diction

• Antithesis

• Logical Fallacy

• Paradox

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following sentences is an example of antithesis?

• A) To err is human; to forgive, divine.

• B) She sells seashells by the seashore.

• C) The early bird catches the worm.

• D) A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Identify the literary device used in the sentence: 'Speech is silver, but silence is golden.'

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Antithesis

• D) Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is the purpose of using antithesis in writing?

• A) To create a rhyme scheme

• B) To emphasize contrast

• C) To provide a detailed description

• D) To confuse the reader

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CCSS.L.4.5

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Which of the following is NOT an example of antithesis?

• A) It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

• B) Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

• C) Better late than never.

• D) Many are called, but few are chosen.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

In the sentence 'Man proposes, God disposes,' what literary device is being used?

• A) Irony

• B) Antithesis

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5