Language features-English

Today i have been learning about the word antithesis. In my own words I think the word antithesis means the opposite of something or someone.

Antithesis is the term used to refer to a person's use of two opposite terms in a sentence to show affect.
Antithesis can be used to add affect or strengthen your point.

Here are three examples of Antithesis:

• Speech is silver, but silence is gold.

• Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.

• Money is the root of all evil: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.