Question

antithesis: type of parallelism in which strongly contrasting ideas are placed side by side to err is human, to forgive is divine. -an essay on criticism, pope 1. which of the following passages from the speech is the stronger example of antithesis? explain your choice using complete sentences. (circle stronger example, then explain in your own words) a. we shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. but we shall always always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom. b. let every nation know, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

Explanation:

To determine the stronger example of antithesis, we analyze both options. Antithesis requires strongly contrasting ideas placed side by side.

• For option a: The phrase "We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view" (a negative expectation) is contrasted with "we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom" (a positive hope), creating a clear contrast between not expecting support for "our view" and hoping for support for "their freedom".
• For option b: This passage uses parallelism with repeated structures ("pay any price, bear any burden...") but does not present strongly contrasting ideas; it focuses on listing actions to support liberty without a direct contrast of opposing ideas.

So, option a has a more distinct contrast of ideas, fitting the definition of antithesis better.

Option a presents a clear contrast between the negative idea of not always expecting others to support "our view" and the positive idea of always hoping they support "their own freedom", which fits the definition of antithesis (contrasting ideas side by side). Option b uses parallelism to list actions for liberty but lacks the strong contrast of opposing ideas that antithesis requires.

Answer:

a. We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom.