高级英语第一册修辞Antithesis(对偶)

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Antithesis(对偶)
1 Definition: to replace one sentence or a part of one sentence against another with an opposed meaning. It’s similar to contrast. But it focuses on the parallel structure. Its features are tidy. Its contrasting senses are apparent. 2 Its function: to strengthen the tune, to increase humor and satire. It’s often used in speech, literature . it can attracted readers’ attention. • 尺有所长,寸有所短。 • 近朱者赤,近墨者黑。 • 金玉其外,败絮其中。 • 挂羊头,卖狗肉。
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For example: 1. Give me liberty or give me death. 2. Speech is silver, silence is gold. 3. Not that I loved Caesar less but that I love Rome more. • 4. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, some few to be chewed and digested. • 5. Men fear death as children fear to go in the darkness. • 6Байду номын сангаас Don’t ask what your country has done for you, ask what you have done for your country.
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