Antithesis

Antithesis

A language technique that combines opposing elements in the same sentence or adjoining sentences.

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antithesis

Education; SAT vocabulary

The absolute opposite. Example: The always cheerful Jim is viewed as an antithesis to the pessimistic Mark.

antithesis

Language; Public speaking

A language technique that combines opposing elements in the same sentence or adjoining sentences.

antithesis

Literature; Literary terms

Opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.

antithesis

Literature; Poetry

A figure of speech in which a thought is balanced with a contrasting thought in parallel arrangements of words and phrases.

antithesis

Literature; General literature

The antithesis of something is its direct opposite. In literature, the use of antithesis as a figure of speech results in two statements that show a contrast through the balancing ...

antithesis

Language; Dictionaries

An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he ...

topic area inventory chart

Language; Public speaking

A means of determining possible speech topics by listing topics you find of interest and subjects your audience finds of interest, and matching them.

informative value

Language; Public speaking

A measure of how much new and important information or understanding a speech conveys to an audience.

brainstorming

Language; Public speaking

A method of generating ideas by free association of words and thoughts.

comparative advantages order

Language; Public speaking

A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point explains why a speaker's solution to a problem is preferable to other proposed solutions.

problem-cause-solution order

Language; Public speaking

A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem, the second main point analyzes the causes of the problem, and the third main point ...

Monroe's motivated sequence

Language; Public speaking

A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action.