Antithesis

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Rhetorical device
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.
gptkbp:etymology Greek: anti (against) + thesis (position)
gptkbp:example It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antithesis
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Oxymoron
Juxtaposition
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:public_speaker
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philosophical_Dialectics
gptkb:Uryu_Ishida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6