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Antithesis
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Antithesis (Poetry) 
A figure of speech in which a thought is balanced with a contrasting thought in parallel arrangements of words and phrases, such as, "he promised wealth and provided poverty," or "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times," or from Pope's An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot:
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Also, an antithesis is the second of two contrasting or opposing constituents, following the thesis.
(Compare Oxymoron)
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Antithesis (Public Speaking)
A language technique that combines opposing elements in the same sentence or adjoining sentences.
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