Juxtaposition
Paradox
Antithesis
In class books
100

What is being juxtaposed in this quote from Taylor Swift’s song “I knew you were trouble“ 

 "And he's long gone when he's next to me"

What is the idea of someone being both present and absent, highlighting the instability of the relationship?

100

Explain this paradox
”"I've never heard silence quite this loud”

What is this paradox highlights the intensity of a moment of silence, suggesting that it's so profound it feels like a loud noise?

100

In “My Girl” by the temptations explain the antithesis of this lyric “When it's cold outside I've got the month of May”

What is this joy is expressed through antithesis, since the singer uses the miserable weather of a cloudy, cold day as the setting for the sunshine-filled month of May that "his girl" makes him feel inside, emphasizing the power of his emotions by contrasting them with the bleak weather?

100

The comparison of light and dark is what type of contrast? What book have we read that displays this?

What is Juxtaposition and heart of darkness?

200

explain the juxtaposition in the tortoise and the hare 

What is the slow tortoise and the fast hare, with their contrasting speed, create a juxtaposition that emphasizes the importance of perseverance?

200

In William Shakespeare‘s “Hamlet” he writes “I must be cruel only to be kind” What is being contrasted here, what is the function?

What is paradox where an action that seems cruel is actually intended to be an act of kindness, even though it causes harm?

200

Which is the antithesis?

1. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

2. It was so sunny and then turned rainy 

What is answer choice one?

200

The narrator describes the lines as "dull" yet immediately goes on to say that they "plunge off at outrageous angles" and "destroy themselves". What book is this from and what contrast does it display?

What is the yellow wallpaper and antithesis 

300

Fill in this juxtaposition from a tale of two cities
 it was the best

.. and the


.

What is it was the best of times it was the worst of times?

300

Make your own paradox!

What is (tbd)

300

Create an antithesis about this class!

What is answers vary?