高级英语第一册修辞Antithesis(对偶)

Antithesis（对偶）1Definition:toreplaceonesentenceorapartofonesentenceagainstanotherwithanopposedmeaning.It’ssimilartocontrast.Butitfocusesontheparallelstructure.Itsfeaturesaretidy.Itscontrastingsensesareapparent.2Itsfunction:tostrengthenthetune,toincreasehumorandsatire.It’softenusedinspeech,literature.itcanattractedreaders’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。•Forexample:•1.Givemelibertyorgivemedeath.•2.Speechissilver,silenceisgold.•3.NotthatIlovedCaesarlessbutthatIloveRomemore.•4.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,somefewtobechewedanddigested.•5.Menfeardeathaschildrenfeartogointhedarkness.•6.Don’taskwhatyourcountryhasdoneforyou,askwhatyouhavedoneforyourcountry.