Language Feature II

ANTITHESIS

- What is it?
An antithesis is a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

- What is its effect/ why is it used?
It is used to emphasize the contrast between phrases or clauses. 

- Find two well-known examples
“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.” - Charles Dickens

“To err is human; to forgive divine.” - Alexander Pope

- Write an example of your own
You are easy on the eyes but hard on the heart