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Macbeth, Part 3: Rhetorical Devices

Question 12 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26

What is antithesis?

Answer
A
a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole
B
a question intended to make a point, not to get an answer
C
the contrasting of ideas through the parallel arrangement of words
D
when a speaker says the opposite of what they mean

Explanation

Antithesis places contrasting ideas side by side, often using parallel sentence structures to emphasize the difference. For example, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” contrasts two ideas in a matching arrangement. So the correct choice is “the contrasting of ideas through the parallel arrangement of words.”

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