An antithesis is an apparent contradiction in which the contrasting ideas are represented in two opposing halves of a sentence, e.g. 'Speech is silver; silence is gold.' | Literature and literary devices

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An antithesis is an apparent contradiction in which the contrasting ideas are represented in two opposing halves of a sentence, e.g. 'Speech is silver; silence is gold.'

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An antithesis is an apparent contradiction in which the contrasting ideas are represented in two opposing halves of a sentence, e.g. 'Speech is silver; silence is gold.'

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  • Literature and literary devices
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