Antithesis | Antithesis Meaning, Definition, Illustration

Antithesis | Antithesis Meaning, Definition, Illustration

Antithesis | Antithesis Meaning, Definition, Illustration

Antithesis | Antithesis Meaning, Definition, Illustration

The word ‘Antithesis’ has come from the Greek word ‘antitheton’ meaning ‘opposition. Etymologically this figure of speech consists in the use of two contrasting ideas in a sentence for the sake of emphasis. Example:

Art is long, life is short.

In this statement there are two contrasting ideas- (i) art is long and (ii) life is short and they are set against each other.

More examples:

1. United we stand, divided we fall.
2. Man proposes; God disposes.
3. We live in deeds, not in years.
4. The prodigal robs his heirs, the miser himself.
5. To err is human, to forgive is divine.
6. A man exaggerates his friend’s virtues, an enemy his crimes.
7. God made the country, man made the town.
8. Give every man thy ear, few thy voice. –Shakespeare.
9. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
10. I must be cruel only to be kind.
11. Let us be sacrificers, not butchers.
12. Sleep is silvern, silence is golden.
13. Many are called but few are chosen.
14. A small leak will sink a great ship.
15. Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. – Shakespeare.
16. Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing. –Goethe.
17. That is one small step for a man, but a giant leap for mankind. –Neil Armstrong. 0 0 0.

Antithesis Meaning

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N. B. The article ‘Antithesis | Antithesis Meaning, Definition, Illustration‘ originally belongs to the book ‘The Rhetoric‘ by Menonim Menonimus.

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Books of Composition by M. Menonimus:

1. Advertisement Writing
2. Amplification Writing
3. Note Making
4. Paragraph Writing
5. Notice Writing
6. Passage Comprehension
7. The Art of Poster Writing
8. The Art of Letter Writing
9. Report Writing
10. Story Writing
11. Substance Writing
12. School Essays Part-I
13. School Essays Part-II
14. School English Grammar Part-I
15. School English Grammar Part-II..