Literary Sphere

  Antithesis is a literary device that places two opposite ideas or concepts side by side within a sentence or a phrase in order to create a strong contrast. The purpose of using antithesis is to highlight the difference between two ideas and to emphasize a particular point through this contrast. It often brings clarity to a situation by presenting opposing ideas together, allowing the reader or listener to see the full extent of a comparison or a conflict. In writing and speech, antithesis is usually constructed using parallel structure, meaning that the grammatical patterns of the contrasting parts are similar. This parallelism enhances the rhythm of the language and makes the opposition between the ideas more striking and memorable. By using antithesis, writers and speakers are able to persuade, provoke thought, or add emotional resonance to their expressions. Some famous examples of antithesis include the opening lines of Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities : "It...