Antithesis(对照修辞格)讲解.ppt

对照 Antithesis Definition Fundamentally, contrasting ideas sharpened by the use of opposite or noticeably different meaning. —— A Dictionary of Literary Terms The rhetorical opposing contrasting of ideas by means of grammatically paralleled arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences… —— Webster’s Third New International Dictionary Four Levels 1. Words Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add and detract. ( Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address) The seed ye sow, another reaps; The wealth ye find, another keeps; The robes ye weave, another wears; The arms ye forge, another bears. ( Percy Bysshe Shelley: Song to the Men of England) 2. Phrase We find ourselves rich in goods, but ragged in spirit, reaching with magnificent precision for the moon, but falling raucous discord on earth. ( R. M. Nixon: Inaugural Address) The issue was simple, he declared ”The Christian believes that man came from above. The evolutionist believes that he must have come from below.” ( Advanced English, Book 1, Unit 4) 3. Clause I know not what course others may take: but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! ( Patrick Henry) And so, my fellow American, ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country. ( John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address) 4. Sentences An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. Crafty men contemn studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them. ( Francis Bacon: Of Studies) Rhetorical Effects 1. 使用antithesis这一修辞格，可以使作者对事物的判断准确有力，揭示事物本质，刻画人物生动形象，入木三分。 In order to procure a quantity