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Poetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on Man — Quiz

Question 4 • Language Arts 12

Which statements about antithesis in poetry are accurate? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
Antithesis is used to compare similarities.
B
Antithesis is used to emphasize contrast.
C
Antithesis is usually dependent upon parallelism.
D
Antithesis is repeated rhythms.
E
Antithesis is the combination of two opposing ideas.

Explanation

Antithesis places opposing ideas side by side to emphasize their contrast, so B and E are accurate. It is usually expressed through parallelism, in which the contrasting ideas are arranged in a similar grammatical structure, making C accurate. Comparing similarities and repeating rhythms do not define antithesis.

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