Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Rhetorical_device
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Thesis
Synthesis |
| gptkbp:defines |
A rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
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| gptkbp:etymology |
Greek: anti (against) + thesis (position)
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| gptkbp:example |
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Oxymoron
Juxtaposition |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy gptkb:public_speaker |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Philosophical_Dialectics
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Antithesis
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